Canada has a strong head start in these early innings of AI
Canada’s coordinated AI strategy was the first ever in the world, though many other countries caught up by quickly developing their own.
Innovation in AI in Canada
Start-ups and scale-ups in Canada’s AI ecosystem are pushing boundaries in various domains, from healthcare and finance to natural language processing and computer vision.
Higher value must be placed on the creation of knowledge
The period between innovation and commercialization has been called ‘The Valley of Death.’ The period before a market has been established requires considerable investment with little return.
Canada can’t afford to waste any more time on housing affordability
Canadians expect governments to make smart investments, reduce administrative and regulatory burdens, and get units built in a manner that won’t trump quality and quantity.
Course correcting the housing crisis in Canada
Industry needs a predictable playing field, and Ottawa should take a more creative approach to both financing and regulation.
Nunavut’s infrastructure and housing crises are closely linked and need a federal partner to step up
New houses create additional infrastructure burdens on communities that the federal government must help them to address.
Resolving the housing crisis: governments and stakeholder collaboration is key
Collaboration leads to the identification and implementation of best practices, and serves as an effective instrument for non-inflationary economic growth.
Why Canada must protect the existing affordable housing stock
Canada has among the lowest community housing stock of all G7 countries, yet the Liberals’ National Housing Strategy aims to create a mere 5,000 community housing units per year.
Maximizing federal assets to address the housing crisis
Over the next five years, the Canada Lands Company is aiming to enable the construction of more than 26,400 new homes, with a minimum affordable housing target of 20 per cent across all projects.
Road to Budget 2024 must be paved with bold, long-term housing fixes for all Canadians
One way to preserve and expand the inventory of affordable housing is through the creation of a federal housing acquisition fund.
