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Canadian Apartment Magazine

“More Homes, More Choice”

The Ontario government's newly revealed "More Homes, More Choice: Ontario's Housing Supply Action Plan" aims to boost affordable housing supplies through legislative change.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Greenwin Inc. and Choice Properties complete acquisition of Toronto land parcel

Greenwin Inc. and Choice Properties REIT have completed the acquisition of 26 Grenville St. and 27 Grosvenor St. in downtown Toronto, paving the way for an expansive revitalization of the 0.9-acre property.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Slow approval processes continue to hamper new development

Current approval processes are hampering the development of safe and affordable housing in Ontario, according to a new research paper published by the OBOA.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

A new dawn for Toronto Community Housing

Toronto’s crumbling community housing stock is receiving some much-needed financial support to the tune of 1.3 billion, making it the largest federal housing investment in the city's history.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Feds promise more funds for new rental supply

The 2019 budget promises the second top-up in as many years to the low-cost loan fund supporting construction of rental housing.

Canadian Property Management

Let’s build something better together

The time is now to create Canada’s next generation of affordable housing across the country.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Stigma fuels case for rethinking real estate

Much of the current negative sentiment relates to the emergence of informal rooming houses in predominantly single-family residential areas near suburban post-secondary campuses.

CondoBusiness

Affordable housing set for surplus federal properties

Surplus federal properties in Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland are set to be repurposed into affordable housing as part of the Federal Lands Initiative.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada invests in Montreal affordable housing

The federal government announced funding commitments for three affordable housing projects in the Montreal area, valued at $27.6 million.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Affordable rental housing on national agenda

As 2019 begins, Canadians continue to face a well-chronicled slate of challenges when it comes to finding affordable rental housing. Here, housing experts share their insights...and even a few solutions.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada issues update on national housing investments

The government of Canada has issued a detailed breakdown of its national housing investments, reporting that more than $5.7 billion has been spent on affordable housing since 2016.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Affordable modular housing coming to rural Alberta

Individuals and families in rural Alberta will soon have access to modular housing via a new government-funded shipping container project developed through the Alberta Rural Development Network.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Trudeau urged to make good on housing commitment

At a press conference in Ottawa, advocates released an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging him to make good on his housing commitment by enshrining "the right to housing" in upcoming National Housing Strategy legislation.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Federal and B.C. governments sign 10-year housing agreement

The federal and B.C. governments announced a 10-year housing agreement to invest more than $990 million toward new affordable housing construction and repairs of existing community housing.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

TREB supports two new housing decisions

TREB has publically stated it is in favour of two new housing decisions that, if approved, could have a positive impact on Toronto's housing market.

REMI Network

$40-billion in NHS funding set to bring affordable housing to thousands of Canadians

As a nation, we are facing a lack of affordable housing that has contributed to a level of chronic homelessness that we cannot accept and has left around 1.7 million Canadian families without a home that meets their basic needs and that they can afford. The time is now to create Canada’s next generation of affordable housing across the country.

REMI Network

Canada launches multi-billion dollar housing fund

On May 2nd, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos was in Toronto to announce the launch of the National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF)