Affordable housing

The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister says will help boost the supply of homes Canadians can afford.

British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced legislation to gatekeep and if necessary veto any future deal struck between municipalities and the federal government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew appeared at odds over carbon pricing on Thursday.

Two non-profits lead the way with a model of affordable, environmentally responsible housing.

Federal New Democrats spent on Wednesday seeking guidance from Albertans, who the party said are on the front lines of Canada's housing crisis, to help them form policies around addressing the needs of lower-income households.

We have an urgent housing crisis and this is evidence of how inefficient it is to wait for the private sector to deliver housing affordability.

Even people who don’t lose their homes during a storm can end up threatened with eviction.

Hawaii's governor and mayor invited tourists back to the west side of Maui months after the Aug. 8 fire killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.

The federal government will launch a consultation process next month on developing a catalogue of pre-approved designs to accelerate the homebuilding process for developers.

The federal government plans to level out the number of new permanent residents to Canada in 2026 in reaction to a crunch on housing and other services, the immigration minister announced on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

The experts all agree: Ending exclusionary zoning and adding more density in established neighbourhoods are the right ways to tackle the housing crisis. So why is it so difficult to do — and why are politicians so afraid to do it?

In his latest YouTube video, CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre says he can get Canadians out of "housing hell." But his misunderstanding of the past makes it hard to see how he can figure out the future, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Ottawa must take leadership and work with the other two orders of government and builders, developers and the higher education system to co-design a system to build more homes.

B.C.’s Cortes Island is making housing history as the first community in the province to tax short-term holiday rentals and have all the funds directed to affordable housing projects, said Mark Vonesch, the area’s Strathcona Regional District director.