Montreal Housing Crisis
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Montreal unveils new plan for 20,000 housing unitsMontreal, Quebec and Ottawa will each pitch in $2 million for technical studies on the 95 hectares of land, part of which used to host the Hippodrome.CanadaApr 19
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Montreal to get hundreds of new affordable housing units for families, homeless youthThe 12 projects approved in a call for tenders will cost about $310 million. They include hundreds of dwellings for a variety of people, including families and seniors.CanadaApr 12
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Accueil Bonneau inaugurates new 114-unit long-term housing centreThe fully-furnished rooms will be available for low-cost rent to both men and women including, students, seniors and couples in serious financial straits.PoliticsFeb 5
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Taxes could come for Quebec owners of vacant homes and lotsBill 39 will give municipalities the power to slap taxes onto owners who keep units empty for more than six months — one per cent of the overall cost of the property.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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Quebec’s Bill 31 puts social housing at risk, groups argueThe FLHMQ argues a section of the bill would make it easier for municipalities to sell social housing units and transform them into affordable housing.PoliticsSep 20, 2023
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Montreal university student says he’s out $700 due to a fraudulent landlordLongueuil police issued a warning to the public last month not to fall victim to listings from landlord imposters. One student in Montreal is telling his story.CanadaSep 6, 2023
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Montreal renters are turning to apartment swapping amid ‘crazy’ affordability crunchAn apartment swap, which is a mutually-agreed-upon transfer of two separate leases, allows tenants to find the right home for them during the ongoing housing crisis in Montreal.CanadaAug 29, 2023
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Housing crisis affecting Montreal North shelter for asylum seekersKicha Estimé, who operates La Traverse, says now she has to turn away between five and 10 asylum seekers every day, and hers is the only shelter of its kind in Montreal North.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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Quebec universities reject suggestion by federal minister to cap student visasSean Fraser suggested that capping the explosive growth in the number of international students recruited to Canada recently was an option to cap demand for housing.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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City of Montreal swoops in to protect rooming house from sale to private buyerThe building, newly acquired by the city, is a seven-unit rooming house on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles where vulnerable tenants are paying low rents.PoliticsJul 10, 2023
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