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REMI Network
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada far from meeting accessibility goals
Federally-regulated organizations will need to prioritize specific actions that advance accessibility and disability inclusion by 2040.
REMI Network
Federal government extends foreign buyer ban
Foreign commercial enterprises and people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents will continue to be prohibited from purchasing residential property in Canada.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Valhalla Village Phase 1 kicks off in Etobicoke
Located at 300 the East Mall, the Valhalla Village project is a two-tower development featuring 494 rental homes for middle class families and individuals.
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
Abbotsford transit exchange receives funding
The Montrose Avenue Transit Exchange in the City of Abbotsford is receiving more than $8.4 million to support upgrades.
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.
Construction Business
Feds invest $10M in Science World upgrades
The federal government will invest $10 million in Vancouver’s Science World for building upgrades and new exhibits through Pacific Economic Development Canada.
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.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative exceeds goal
The federal government announced that over 10,000 new affordable housing units will be created through the Rapid Housing Initiative, exceeding the initial goal of 7,500 new units.
REMI Network
Trudeau unveils new cabinet at swearing-in ceremony
Among the new cabinet members sworn in Tuesday, Trudeau named Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen to a new ministry that combines housing with diversity and inclusion.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Economists skeptical of federal government’s housing plan
The majority of economists on Finder’s BoC Interest Rate Forecast panel say the federal government’s housing plan won't do enough to solve Canada’s housing crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Feds release new details about Rapid Housing Initiative
The federal government has provided new details about the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), which it says will expedite the creation of up to 3,000 new affordable housing units.
REMI Network
Feds promise national childcare system
Childcare advocates are celebrating what they see as a bold course of action and are looking forward to seeing this Throne Speech pledge fulfilled.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Relief coming for Canadians most impacted by COVID-19
On March 18, 2020, the federal government unveiled an $82 billion support package to help Canadians negatively impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
REMI Network
Feds invest $8.8M in Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
The new 86,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in 2021.
