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No action against Nova Scotia rent loophole out of fears for housing supply: minister

May 16, 2025 No Comments

The minister responsible for Nova Scotia’s rental property rules says her department won’t crack down on instances of abuse involving fixed-term rent leases because it doesn’t want to affect the housing supply.

Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney’s cabinet sworn in

May 13, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday’s swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet.

Ontario to table bill to speed up home building as 1.5M target not on track

May 12, 2025 1 Comment

Ontario’s housing minister is introducing legislation today intended to speed up the construction of new homes, as he admits the province isn’t currently on track to meet its goal of getting 1.5 million homes built over 10 years.

U.S. tariffs set to slow pace of homebuilding in Canada: CHBA

March 4, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s building industry is warning that a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction.

500,000 fewer homes needed in Canada by 2035 as population set to decline: Oxford

January 22, 2025 4 Comments

Canada’s housing needs are projected to decrease by 500,000 homes by 2035, driven by a decline in population, according to new research from Oxford Economics.

Housing starts rise from last month, up eight per cent in November: CMHC

December 16, 2024 No Comments

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in November rose eight per cent compared with October, helped by strength in multi-unit starts in Quebec, Alberta and B.C.

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up eight per cent in October

November 18, 2024 No Comments

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux

Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects

November 16, 2024 No Comments

The federal government is overestimating the impact its cuts to immigration will have on the country’s housing shortage, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a new report.

Nova Scotia Liberals highlight housing plan to build 80,000 homes by 2032

November 15, 2024 No Comments

Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader is highlighting his party’s plan to get 80,000 homes built in order to ease a provincial housing shortage by 2032, if elected to govern on Nov. 26.

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy

Ontario lowers projections for how many new homes will be built

October 30, 2024 No Comments

Ontario is lowering its projections for how many new homes will get built in the province over the next few years, putting the government further off the pace needed to meet its target.

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