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
Affordable housing is slipping away. Here’s how we get it back
We can meet housing challenges, but only if every order of government and other key stakeholders work together with purpose and urgency.
Build Canada Homes is poised to make a generational investment in non-market and public housing—but will it?
BCH’s planned 4,000 units over six sites is a good start, but falls well short of what’s needed.
A home is a human right: why inclusion must be built in
When the primary goal becomes building as many units as possible, as quickly as possible, the needs and rights of marginalized communities can be overlooked.
Canada’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more—it’s about getting governments to talk to each other
Misalignment between federal, provincial, and municipal requirements causes delays that compound costs year after year.
Housing is reconciliation: why Canada must prioritize Indigenous housing
Housing is deeply interconnected with health outcomes, community safety, and economic participation.
Tackling Canada’s decades-long housing crisis will require more time, money, and strategic planning
It’s time for a renewed national strategy that treats housing as essential infrastructure for health and well-being, and invests at scale in community housing.
Canada’s stale housing policies need renewal
It’s time to bring Canada’s housing policy out of the past so we can begin to address the urgent needs of today.
Build more homes—but don’t lock Canada into higher emissions
The choices Canada makes now will shape both its housing market and its emissions profile for a generation.
