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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.

Opinion
BY STéPHAN DéRY
January 31, 2024

Opinion | BY STéPHAN DéRY | January 31, 2024

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Road to Budget 2024 must be paved with bold, long-term housing fixes for all Canadians

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Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

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Road to Budget 2024 must be paved with bold, long-term housing fixes for all Canadians

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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.

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