Maximizing federal assets to address the housing crisis
Over the next five years, the Canada Lands Company is aiming to enable the construction of more than 26,400 new homes, with a minimum affordable housing target of 20 per cent across all projects.
Road to Budget 2024 must be paved with bold, long-term housing fixes for all Canadians
One way to preserve and expand the inventory of affordable housing is through the creation of a federal housing acquisition fund.
Housing crisis requires innovation policy supports to boost construction potential, says housing expert
Canada will need about 3.5 million new housing units by 2030 to help achieve housing affordability for everyone living in Canada, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Quebec mayors dismayed with Poilievre’s accusations of incompetence, but pollsters say Conservative leader ‘doesn’t have much to lose’ by going on attack
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘is looking at people to blame for problems that exist in the big cities,’ but the challenge is how to be relevant in Quebec, said pollster Greg Lyle.
Revamped design catalogue aims to grow more than just Canada’s affordable housing stock, says Minister Fraser
The housing design catalogue is a welcome ‘blast from the past,’ but the way in which new homes are built doesn’t have to be, says CHRA’s Ray Sullivan.
Gun control and affordability legislation provides much-needed ‘arrow in the quiver’ for Liberals going into 2024, say political strategists
Bills that received royal assent on Dec. 15 as the House wrapped up its work for 2023 include Bill C-21, the Liberals’ gun control legislation; and Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act.
Union urges public sector pension fund not to pursue rent increases, mass evictions at Toronto apartment buildings
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Starlight Investments are moving to evict up to 100 tenants who have been withholding payments in protest against proposed rent increases.
Greater investment needed in municipal infrastructure to accommodate housing demand, says FCM
A local infrastructure investment of about $600-billion will be needed to handle construction of 5.8 million housing units by 2030, according to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Tenants describe ‘dramatic erosion’ of existing affordable housing, call on feds to take action
A House Human Resources Committee report called for a fund to help non-profits acquire affordable housing. The Nov. 21 fiscal update did not include such a fund, but advocates call for one to be created in the next federal budget.
Fixing Canada’s problems will remain an uphill struggle until voters start holding provinces accountable
The provinces have been unwilling to step in and use their authority over municipalities to fix the housing problem, and now they’re worried about being shown up by the federal minister.
