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Many of Canada’s provincial governments say they are not willing to go along with the conditions to access a proposed $6-billion infrastructure fund tying eligibility for federal cash to making it easier to build fourplexes. “I don’t believe in forcing municipalities, I believe in working with municipalities. I’ve walked a …
Read More »Partners in Guelph supportive housing project thrilled with funding announcement
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A community health organization in Guelph is thrilled with $9 million in funding for projects announced last week in Ontario’s 2024 budget. “We have been relentlessly pursuing the adequate funding that is need to run specialized health services that folks need,” said …
Read More »Manitoba housing advocates, property managers react to proposed federal rent reform – Winnipeg
Housing advocates say the federal government’s proposed rent reforms are a step in the right direction. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new measures he says will help protect Canadian renters and help them unlock the potential of home ownership. The proposed changes would allow tenants to count on-time …
Read More »Expanded Ontario vacant home tax on the horizon as housing outlook improves slightly
The Ford government is giving municipalities new powers to tax vacant homes amid a housing affordability crisis across the province. Currently, only Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton have the provincial authority to impose a tax on homes that remain unoccupied. The provincial budget, tabled at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, will extend …
Read More »Developer proposes new Halifax neighbourhood; plan includes 3,500 housing units – Halifax
A new high-density neighbourhood is being proposed in Halifax that would see the construction of 14 buildings with a total of 3,656 units in an area along Strawberry Hill Street and Windsor Street. City council is now reviewing a proposal for the “Strawberry Hill Future Growth Node,” which is the …
Read More »Tensions between Ontario, federal governments flare on affordable housing
A tense war of words is brewing between the Trudeau and Ford governments over how affordable homes are provided in Ontario, with the federal government saying hundreds of millions of dollars are at risk. On Thursday, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser wrote to his provincial counterpart Paul …
Read More »An Ontario city smashed its new housing targets by 250%. But are prices going down?
This article is the fourth in Global News’ Spring Housing Buzz series, where we will investigate a number of different areas related to the spring real estate market in Ontario. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. On paper, Kingston, Ont., is doing everything …
Read More »A N.B. single mother says she can’t find housing because she has a child
A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child. Melanie Centis, who lives in Moncton, said she began searching for available apartments after deciding to sell her five-bedroom home once her three adult children moved out. …
Read More »Ontario gives Pickering $5.2M boost for surpassing 2023 housing target
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was a record-breaking 2023 for the City of Pickering, after the city surpassed its housing target by 58 per cent. Officials and Premier Doug Ford gathered on Tuesday, March 13, to hand over a cheque for $5.2 million to the city, …
Read More »Canadian housing starts rose 14% in February, CMHC says – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2024 9:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in February climbed 14 per cent compared with January. The national housing agency says the seasonally …
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