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Affordable housing feels brunt of climate risk

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Affordable housing feels brunt of climate risk

Residents of social and affordable housing have increasingly been within range of severe flooding and wildfire threats, and disproportionately unprotected by insurance.
Nova Scotia public housing locks in wind power

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Nova Scotia public housing locks in wind power

The Nova Scotia government has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement for its public housing portfolio, locking in rates for electricity generated at the Mersey River Wind Project.
Rent supplements expand affordable supply

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rent supplements expand affordable supply

An increased allotment of rent supplements will expand Ontario’s universe of subsidized housing options over the next two years, while, simultaneously, more households are projected to fall into need.
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Integrated housing project breaks ground in False Creek

A new development in False Creek will blend housing, childcare and emergency response services.
Housing trickling onto surplus federal land

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Housing trickling onto surplus federal land

The effort to unlock surplus federal land for housing is further away from welcoming new residents than the reported numbers may suggest, but the Auditor General of Canada concludes there has been progress.
Committee of adjustment workload could shrink

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Committee of adjustment workload could shrink

Proposed new rules could sideline the committee of adjustment when Ontario property owners add one or two additional residential units on lots zoned for single-family homes in urban areas.
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Skeena Terrace rezoning application approved

This approval paves the way for the development of nearly 2,000 affordable homes.
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Task force urges collaborative action on housing and climate

A panel of housing experts have recommended 140 policy actions that could add millions of affordable homes in the next few years that are also low-carbon and climate-resilient.
NB funds advance preparations for new housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

NB funds advance preparations for new housing

The New Brunswick government is promising up to $22.5 million annually to underwrite pre-construction studies and core infrastructure needed to support new housing development in small communities.
New Brunswick rent cap

Canadian Apartment Magazine

NB cabinet shuffle shifts property assessment

New Brunswick's newly announced cabinet shuffle responds to the recent departure of four provincial Ministers, two through resignation and two through dismissal.
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P.E.I. announces Community Housing Fund recipients

Six different organizations in Prince Edward Island will receive funding to support affordable housing, assisted living or planning and research supports related to housing.