Ottawa has a housing initiative, but not a homeownership plan
Three steps can signal the federal government is serious about homeownership affordability: expand GST relief to all new homebuyers, work with provinces and municipalities to reduce development charges, and fix the mortgage stress test.
Keeping the North strong and free also means ensuring a better way of life for northerners
It’s a lot to ask of the populations of three territories to help protect an entire country through the use of their land if they don’t have reasonable access to electricity, housing, and publicly-funded health care in Canada.
Investing in Indigenous housing strengthens Canada, and the solutions are ready
What we see across the country is still a crisis, yes, but it is a crisis that Indigenous communities are now meeting head on, writes John Gordon.
Solving Canada’s housing crisis starts with a reality check
Would-be first-time buyers are stuck between choosing ‘too small’ or ‘too expensive.’ A vibrant housing system needs to include options and opportunity across its entire continuum.
Housing: Modular and Affordable
Building codes are undermining the promise of modular housing
The residential construction sector can’t use new technologies like modular housing while operating in a fragmented, constantly shifting regulatory environment.
Are programs in search of a policy or a Canadian housing system?
Canada’s housing crisis did not emerge overnight, and it will not be solved by any single initiative.
Housing Minister Robertson ‘well regarded’ for municipal background, but needs a vision for housing, say sector experts
Canada is still nowhere near the level needed to make housing affordable for the middle class, and despite Robertson’s municipal bonafides, the federal plan is still not well defined, say observers and critics.
Nuancing our understanding of Canada’s housing affordability crisis
Treating the housing crisis as singular supply issue risks missing both the problem and the solution.
This one policy could allow Canada to dramatically reduce land costs for affordable housing
An Affordable Housing Gifts program would remove barriers to companies and individuals looking to donate land to qualified Community Land Trusts.
