affordable housing
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Gateway to Scarborough Village
The aging plaza at 3730 Kingston Rd. in south Scarborough is poised to become a vibrant, mixed-use community hub, pending approval from Toronto City Council.
Construction Business
Federal $4B fund aims to fast-track housing
The federal government has launched the Housing Accelerator Fund, a $4 billion initiative to fast track housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Social and affordable housing in Canada
With the national vacancy rate hovering at 2.5 percent, bringing more social and affordable rental housing to market is on every government's agenda.
REMI Network
37 new affordable rental homes coming to Tofino
A $7-million investment will create some of the first major rental units built in Tofino, B.C. in decades.
REMI Network
Calgary selling land sites for affordable housing
Three city-owned land sites are now available for sale to eligible non-profit organizations, under Calgary's Non-Market Housing Land Sale program.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New Crown corporation promised for NB housing
The new entity will oversee New Brunswick's Residential Tenancies Tribunal, property management of the provincial housing portfolio and strategic planning for housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rent supplement levels mismatched with market
Frontline social agencies say affordable housing funds are going unspent in the Greater Toronto Area because caps on Ontario's rent supplements render them too low to compete in the market.
CondoBusiness
15-acre community planned in North York
A vast and vacant parking lot on Sheppard East in North York will become a brand new community replete with a variety of uses.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The path to “Better and More” housing
REALPAC has launched a new campaign highlighting the essential role Canada's rental housing market plays in filling housing need.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Biden-Harris tenant protections applauded by AG coalition
A coalition of U.S. attorneys general released a statement citing they are in favour of the Biden-Harris administration’s action steps to protect tenants and expand access to affordable housing.
Construction Business
B.C. looks to streamline permitting strategy
The Government of B.C. is looking at creating a one-stop-shop approach to provincial permitting to help speed up approvals.
