affordable housing

First Nations tapped as social housing suppliers

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.
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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.
Mission Unitaînés

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.
Vienna

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.
BC Builds

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.
Nova Scotia pledges modest housing spending

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.
Bill C-56

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. 
fall economic statement

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.
design standardized

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.
Bill C-56

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).
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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.
Nova Scotia

REMI Network

150 new affordable homes coming to Saskatchewan

The Government of Canada has allocated $30 million in funding toward the construction of 150 new affordable homes in Saskatchewan under the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI).
HST

Canadian Apartment Magazine

1,100 new rental homes underway in Vancouver via RCFi

The City of Vancouver is moving forward on the construction of 1,100 new rental homes made possible through the Rental Construction Financing Initiative (RCFi).
CRE interests attached to rebranded portfolios

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CRE concerns attached to rebranded portfolios

Housing gets top billing in a newly renamed portfolio, while accessibility issues are now aligned with the Ministry of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.
Alberta to probe regulated electricity rate

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Alberta to probe regulated electricity rate

Alberta’s regulated electricity rate has been flagged for possible elimination in a newly released list of priority tasks for the Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Nathan Neudorf.
healthcare

CondoBusiness

Housing and healthcare under one roof

n a city bereft of affordable housing and access to healthcare, two condo projects are setting out to combine these uses under one roof.
Newfoundland courts private housing developers

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Newfoundland woos private housing developers

The provincial housing corporation is offering capital funding of up to $95,000 per unit through a loan forgiveness model, and seeks commitments to keep rents affordable for 15 to 20 years.