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Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside

January 24, 2025 No Comments

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city’s troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units.

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Nate Erskine-Smith

Housing Minister Erskine-Smith calls on Ontario to do more for social housing

January 23, 2025 No Comments

Federal Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith is calling on the Ontario government to do more to address social housing needs in the province.

Alberta funding for Jasper housing rebuild ‘can’t be spent’ amid impasse: minister

January 21, 2025 No Comments

Alberta’s social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vision for the town’s post-wildfire rebuild.

Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short

January 20, 2025 No Comments

As more than 600 families find themselves without homes in fire-ravaged Jasper, Alta., the Rocky Mountain tourist town and the province are locked in a standoff over what to build for interim housing.

Toronto’s proposed 2025 budget includes 6.9 per cent property tax increase

January 13, 2025 No Comments

The City of Toronto is proposing to increase property taxes by 6.9% this year to help fund its $18.8 billion operating budget for 2025.

Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program

January 8, 2025 No Comments

An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off.

Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree

December 17, 2024 No Comments

The worst of Halifax’s homeless crisis is over, says the city’s new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree that the situation is improving.

Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness

November 20, 2024 No Comments

The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget.

B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management

September 16, 2024 No Comments

The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will need replacing in the next decade

Ontario developer coalition asks governments for tax breaks to pass on to homebuyers

August 1, 2024 No Comments

A coalition of Ontario developers has written to three levels of government to ask for a reduction in taxes on new housing, saying it will pass on those savings dollar for dollar to homebuyers.

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