NB Tenants Coalition

• Fredericton to hire housing strategist as part of affordable housing implementation plan

  The recent 2023 affordable housing implementation plan isn't ambitious enough, according to a advocacy group trying to make policy change on the housing crisis in the province.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2022
  
• Fredericton shatters records for new development but questions linger about affordability

  The City of Fredericton says the first half of the year broke records for construction activity in the city, but there are questions about how much of it is affordable housing.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
  
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• N.B. rental review recommends increasing housing supply, reviewing tenancy act

  The report says that New Brunswick is not currently experiencing a housing crisis, but is on the cusp of one if corrective measures aren't taken.

  Canada

  May 7, 2021
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• Higgs says New Brunswick is not facing rental ‘crisis’ as 90-day review is launched

  The study is intended to fill in gaps in a presentation made to the PC caucus based on data from Service New Brunswick and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

  Politics

  Feb 11, 2021
• Higgs resists calls for eviction freeze, rent control from opposition parties, advocates

  Higgs says the statistics show that evictions are down in New Brunswick and questions if measures like an eviction freeze are necessary.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2020