affordable housing

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Housing policy across Canada failing existing Canadians and newcomers alike

From 2013 to 2022, Canada’s population grew by 427,439 people annually yet only 196,872 housing units were completed annually.


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Reality check—foreign buyers aren’t buying up B.C.’s housing stock

Non-resident investors owned only 2.5 per cent of all houses in the province.


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Canada’s rental markets in even worse shape post-pandemic

The country's rental vacancy rate fell to 1.9 per cent—the lowest it’s been since 2001.


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Alberta’s continued success depends on maintaining its housing advantage

Calgary's rental vacancy rate for purpose-built rental units fell from 5.1 per cent to 2.7 per cent.


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Insufficient supply relative to demand means fewer homes available to renters and buyers alike.


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Overdue plans for housing require action in 2023

Toronto plans to overhaul zoning and housing approvals by early this year.


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Detractors of Ontario’s new housing plan must offer alternative solutions to affordability crisis

In the 1970s roughly one home was built annually for every 1.2 new Ontarians compared to 2.4 new Ontarians in the most recent decade.


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Premier Ford, here’s how to end Toronto’s housing crisis—legalize it

Toronto had 360 housing units per 1,000 residents in 2020, well below the national average of 424.