The federal government plans to spend billions on “affordable” housing over the next several years.
building permits
February 6, 2020
11:17AM
The situation in California has important implications for Canada’s least-affordable cities including Vancouver and Toronto.
October 31, 2018
12:33PM
More than 80 per cent of Canadians live in towns, cities and suburbs.
October 24, 2018
9:08AM
On average, it takes one-and-a-half years before builders can break ground in Toronto.
October 22, 2018
4:52PM
Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart wants to reach 85,000 new housing units over 10 years.
October 9, 2018
2:23PM
The cost of buying and renting is driven upward by a scarcity of available homes.
September 14, 2018
2:07PM
The imbalance between the number of available units and the number of would-be renters drives up rents.
June 8, 2018
2:13PM
The Wynne government almost exclusively targeted housing demand—not supply.
June 1, 2018
9:32AM
Building permit approval timelines averaged almost 18 months in Toronto and 21 months in Vancouver.
November 10, 2017
2:32PM
Ontario’s unemployment rate crept up slightly to 5.9 per cent in October.