Housing and immigration will take centre stage on Monday as the federal cabinet retreat in Halifax moves into its first full day of meetings. The annual end-of-summer cabinet gathering is intended to set the agenda for the fall sitting of Parliament which begins three weeks from today. The Liberals are in a make-it-or-break-it moment, following … Read more
Boomers are renting out their homes, apartments amid rising housing costs The co-living arrangement has benefits for both homeowners and renters 75% of the country’s housing was considered unaffordable in 2023 (NewsNation) — Many Baby Boomers are turning to home-sharing amid high inflation and rising housing costs, marking a rise in what people are calling “boommates.” … Read more
(NewsNation) — The U.S. housing shortage rose to 4.5 million homes from 2021 to 2022, according to a new analysis by Zillow. The deepening housing deficit went up from 4.3 million homes in 2021 despite a construction boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The simple fact is there are not enough homes in this country, and … Read more
In order to reduce chronic homelessness in Canada by 50 per cent in the 2027/28 fiscal year, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates it would cost the federal government an additional $3.5 billion annually. This comes as the PBO estimates the amount of Canadians experiencing chronic homelessness has increased by 20 per cent since 2018, … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 22, 2024 1:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s housing minister has tabled a bill that would impose a three-year moratorium on certain types of evictions and boost protections for low-income senior renters. France-Élaine Duranceau’s proposed legislation would prevent landlords from … Read more
The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country-wide effort to build more housing on public lands. “Today we are releasing the most comprehensive and ambitious housing plan ever seen in Canada,” Prime Minister … Read more
Canada will need to build roughly 1.3 million more new homes than are currently projected to eliminate the gap between housing supply and demand, according to a new report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). The figure translates into about 181,000 additional units completed on average each year until 2030, to result in a total … Read more
As the federal government proposes tying on-time rent payments to credit scores as part of efforts aimed at helping renters break into the housing market, some advocates are cautioning that with high home prices and climbing rent, the measures are only one piece of the puzzle. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland … Read more
Mayors are community builders, not gatekeepers, Canada’s municipal governments said Monday as their spokesman pushed back against language Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre often uses to attack city leaders. Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, was speaking at a news conference in Ottawa ahead of the spring budget to call on the federal … Read more
The smell of rotten, boiled eggs stands out in Kateryna’s memory of her six months living at a refugee camp in Berlin. “When you peel them, the smell is horrible,” she said. “The yolk is black.” She has a collection of photos and videos of inedible food on her phone that she says was served … Read more
