Ontario Housing Crisis

• How more homeless encampments in Ontario signal a housing crisis out of control

  Experts say the growth of homeless encampments in Ontario wasn't caused by the pandemic, but COVID did accelerate already existing trends.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2023
  
• Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards

  Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark has made numerous moves in recent years to speed up home construction.

  Politics

  Feb 6, 2023
  
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• Ontario will need 1.5M homes built in next decade with half in Peel, York and Toronto: report

  A new report from an Ottawa-based think-tank confirms that Ontario will need to build 1.5 million homes over the next decade in order to meet the demand for new housing.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2022
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• Housing affordability in Ontario has eroded faster than any province amid COVID-19: report

  Generation Squeeze found that with current home prices, a new homebuyer would have to work full-time for nearly 22 years to save up enough money for a 20 per cent down payment.

  Economy

  May 18, 2022
• Ontario housing task force recommends ways to boost home supply

  Ontario needs to quickly and aggressively build more homes to address the province's housing crisis, by increasing density, and limiting consultations and appeals.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2022
• Ontario housing measures expected to have short-lived impact: experts

  Toronto's runaway real estate market could take a breather due to Ontario's new housing measures, but much like what transpired in Vancouver, the impact of the changes is expected to be short-lived, experts say.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2017