housing supply

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Federal government’s impulse to block housing out of sync with priorities of Canadians

The severe lack of housing options is hurting the prospects of many young Canadians.


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Canadian cities are getting denser—but mostly in handful of neighbourhoods

From 2016 to 2021, more than one-quarter of city neighbourhoods lost more housing units than they added.


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Canadians want more houses—but they aren’t getting built

In Canada, "ground-oriented” housing is 31 per cent more expensive than before the pandemic.


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Reality check—foreign buyers aren’t buying up B.C.’s housing stock

Non-resident investors owned only 2.5 per cent of all houses in the province.


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Alberta’s continued success depends on maintaining its housing advantage

Calgary's rental vacancy rate for purpose-built rental units fell from 5.1 per cent to 2.7 per cent.


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Insufficient supply relative to demand means fewer homes available to renters and buyers alike.


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Overdue plans for housing require action in 2023

Toronto plans to overhaul zoning and housing approvals by early this year.


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Detractors of Ontario’s new housing plan must offer alternative solutions to affordability crisis

In the 1970s roughly one home was built annually for every 1.2 new Ontarians compared to 2.4 new Ontarians in the most recent decade.