affordable housing
Construction Business
Vancouver opens new affordable housing project
Dogwood Gardens, a new affordable housing project in Vancouver, is officially open.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Working together for affordable housing
On a mission to provide clarity and solutions to Canada's affordable housing crisis, five large residential REITs launched ForAffordable.ca.
REMI Network
‘The Inclusive’ affordable community moves closer to completion
A mixed-use community that will rise from the grounds of an old shopping plaza and parking lot is one step closer to being realized in an underserved area of Toronto.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Tory’s 2023 Housing Action Plan approved by City Council
Toronto City Council has approved John Tory's 2023 Housing Action Plan, which includes steps intended to improve housing affordability.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
A model for inclusive, sustainable housing
A behind-the-scenes look at Dream LeBreton's new mixed-use residential project underway in downtown Ottawa, known as the "Library Parcel."
CondoBusiness
Young families to be welcome in B.C. condos
Newly introduced amendments to B.C.'s Strata Property Act would halt strata corporations’ ability to exclude children or prevent owners from renting out their units to tenants.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
271-unit housing community coming to Ottawa
The federal government announced it is investing over $78 million in the construction of 271-unit rental housing community in Vanier.
REMI Network
Canadians rank affordable housing as top issue
The Habitat for Humanity Canada Affordable Housing Survey found that 78 per cent are worried about having to spend less on food, savings, transportation costs, and/or debt payments to continue to afford their current housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario’s new “More Homes Built Faster” Act
The Ontario government has introduced the "More Homes Built Faster" act, which includes up to 50 measures to address the province's housing crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Solving Toronto’s housing supply issues
As the election nears, four Toronto mayoral candidates shed light on the policies they believe will help solve the city's housing supply and affordabiity issues.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Labour shortage expected to impact housing construction
New CMHC report looks at the skilled labour shortage and how Canada's 2030 housing objectives might be impacted.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Calgary office converted to affordable housing
HomeSpace Society, a non-profit housing provider in Alberta, has finished converting a 10-storey Calgary office building into affordable rental housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Alberta set to divest social housing portfolio
A newly released asset management framework also hints at plans to facilitate new supply through intensification of some existing sites or underwriting more affordable units in new mixed-income developments.
Construction Business
Calgary 135-unit affordable housing breaks ground
The City of Calgary has broken ground on a new 135-unit, mixed-income affordable housing redevelopment at Rundle Manor.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
One-time renter payment coming to Canada
Inside the federal government's plan to provide a one-time renter payment of $500 to low-income Canadians struggling to pay their rent.
Construction Business
Squamish Nation housing project breaks ground
The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to the Squamish First Nation to build 3,000 homes on traditional lands in Vancouver.
Construction Business
First campus housing coming for Douglas College
A new campus housing project at Douglas College in New Westminster will provide students a place to live where they learn.
