housing crisis

Years after Ontario's premier promised 1.5 million net new homes by 2030, his government's own NIMBY zoning, outdated construction rules and subsidies for inefficient sprawl development have prevented both market and non-market builders from making shifts to more labour-efficient building formats and construction methods.

When Breshna Hellali's family immigrated from Afghanistan in 2022 following the collapse of the democratic government, they believed that securing a rental home would be a process they could navigate.

The Canadian housing market does not suffer from a lack of ideas. It suffers from a lack of execution.

The destruction of our forest and wetland ecologies will make the planet unlivable. We need housing policies that intensify our use of space within urban boundaries.

New protections for remote work could empower employees to choose to live outside of crowded city centres nearer to an office, potentially causing a ripple effect where the supply of urban housing improves as people relocate and office towers are repurposed.

A Liverpool co-op illustrates how energy-efficient buildings are more affordable in the long term and is a good model for communities looking to address the housing crisis.

Housing affordability is the issue, and solving it also solves inflation.

The Liberal government has finalized all of its deals with municipalities under the housing accelerator fund, a program it says has triggered Canada's biggest-ever movement to increase residential density.

Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, was speaking at a news conference in Ottawa ahead of the spring budget to call on the federal government for more infrastructure money.

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.

Business headlines in 2023 saw a housing crisis and the fight against inflation take centre stage while the job market proved to be stronger than expected.

New legislation that takes aim at rapidly expanding short-term rentals in British Columbia will increase badly needed long-term rental housing, Premier David Eby said after the act was introduced in the legislature on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents' association over lack of consultation.

The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Thursday, August 31, 2023.