The province saw more population growth in 2021 and 2022 then in the previous 29 years combined.
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The federal government continues to roll out new programs aimed at making it easier to buy homes.
In 2022, the country's population increased by 4.7 people for every new home built.
Municipalities employ zoning codes, bylaws and land-use plans.
According to the province's housing task force, 1.5 million homes must be built over a decade to close the housing gap.
The severe lack of housing options is hurting the prospects of many young Canadians.
From 2016 to 2021, more than one-quarter of city neighbourhoods lost more housing units than they added.
From 2013 to 2022, Canada’s population grew by 427,439 people annually yet only 196,872 housing units were completed annually.
In Canada, "ground-oriented” housing is 31 per cent more expensive than before the pandemic.