affordable housing
Canadian Apartment Magazine
More lucrative support for NS accessory units
Nova Scotia homeowners now have more lucrative support to create secondary or backyard residential suites and an expanded list of prospective tenants.
REMI Network
Portage Place site to become health and housing hub
The overhaul of Portage Place in downtown Winnipeg is moving forward. A healthcare centre and a 15-storey multi-family tower are in the works.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada announces Rental Protection Fund
The federal government announced plans to launch $1.5-billion Rental Protection Fund to help preserve affordable housing.
Construction Business
Canada pledges $6B housing infrastructure fund
The Government of Canada is launching a new $6 billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to help accelerate critical housing infrastructure.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Building more affordable homes faster
Key action steps in the 2024 Ontario Budget include investing $1 billion in the new Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and supporting transit-oriented development.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New Brunswick confirms funds for private renters
The newly released 2024 New Brunswick budget confirms funds to assist tenants in the private rental housing market, including for the launch of a promised direct-to-tenant rental benefit.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
First Nations tapped as social housing suppliers
A proposed amendment to Vancouver's charter will convey the same development fee exemptions to First Nations' social housing projects that government and not-for-profit developers receive.
REMI Network
2023 TD Ready Challenge grant recipients announced
TD Bank Group has announced the 10 grant recipients of the 2023 TD Ready Challenge, which focused on addressing systemic barriers to affordable housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
1,000 affordable housing units announced for Quebec
Canada and Quebec have joined forces with Mission Unitaînés to build 1,000 new social and affordable housing units for independent seniors.
Construction Business
Construction underway on Vienna House
Construction is underway on the seven-storey, 123-unit Vienna House project in Vancouver, creating affordable and sustainable homes.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BC launches BC Builds to amp up housing construction
The Province of BC has launched BC Builds, a new initiative to lower construction costs, speed up timelines, and deliver more affordable homes to middle-income people.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Nova Scotia pledges modest housing spending
Nova Scotia announces it will build new public housing units with a 2024-25 funding commitment that equates to less than 1 per cent of the provincial capital plan.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act receives Royal Assent
Bill C-56, otherwise known as the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, received Royal Assent on December 15, 2023.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The road to more rental housing
Canada's fall economic update includes steps to crack down on short-term rentals and billions in financing toward rental housing construction.
Construction Business
B.C. issues RFP for standardized housing design
The B.C. government is working to create new standardized designs to streamline the housing development process.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto announces RHI funding for new affordable housing project
The City of Toronto announced new funding for 106 rent-geared-to-income and supportive homes at 165 Elm Ridge Dr. as part of Phase 3 of the federal Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI).
REMI Network
B.C releases housing targets for 10 municipalities
British Columbia has issued provincial housing targets for the first 10 municipalities selected as part of the Housing Supply Act.
