housing crisis
REMI Network
RESCON calls for urgent action to end housing crisis
To spark discussion and find solutions to the restrictions impeding housing construction, RESCON is hosting its 4th annual housing summit on Oct. 9.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada launches new tool to lease federal lands for housing
The federal government has launched the Canada Public Land Bank to link builders with federally owned properties available for housing development.
CondoBusiness
Shaping Toronto’s skyline
While improvements in construction technology, metallurgy and resource management have helped developers to build high-rises at more feasible costs, the design process could be more closely considered.
CondoBusiness
Politics, red tape and the housing industry crisis
A timeline of legislation that shaped Ontario’s current supply and affordability issues.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
OREA report calls for more bold action
In a new report, OREA builds on the HATF’s 55 recommendations to boost housing supply in 2024 and assesses the government's efforts to date.
REMI Network
Canada rekindling war-time housing plan
Canada is creating a catalogue of pre-approved home designs that builders can use to create more density and help solve the housing crisis.
REMI Network
Construction economists calling for urgent reforms
Canada's construction economists are pointing to oversights by the federal government, calling for urgent reforms to address the housing crisis.
REMI Network
Vancouver mayor declares new steps to build homes faster
Increasing the maximum allowable floor plate size for Vancouver's residential towers is one item in a newly released motion from Mayor Ken Sim.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New poll surveys Canadians on housing crisis
A new poll by Leger surveyed nearly 1,600 Canadians about their perceptions of increasing rental costs and other issues related to the housing crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s housing sector joins forces to end rental housing crisis
The newly formed National Housing Accord has launched a plan to restore affordability and end Canada's rental housing crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Working together for affordable housing
On a mission to provide clarity and solutions to Canada's affordable housing crisis, five large residential REITs launched ForAffordable.ca.
REMI Network
Canada’s ban on foreign property buyers takes effect Jan 1
Canada's Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act will take effect on January 1, 2023, and remain in place for two years.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BC’s Housing Supply Act garners support from BCREA
The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) issued a statement saying it supports the new government's proposed Housing Supply Act.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario introduces Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act
Ontario announced new legislative changes that, if passed, would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more power to advance provincial priorities related to housing.
REMI Network
Major party leaders urged to prioritize housing crisis
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario is lighting a fire under the promises federal delegates are making with a recent statement on the crisis.
REMI Network
High eviction rates prompt U.S. investigation
Four major U.S. landlords with high eviction rates during the pandemic are being investigated for a failure to comply with the eviction moratorium.
CondoBusiness
Ontario reveals housing supply action plan
Doug Ford government outlines plans to make it easier to build, afford, and access housing in the province.
