Canada has finally begun to confront its housing crisis with the urgency that it so rightly deserves. In Ontario, policy initiatives have signalled a renewed commitment to getting more homes built. Federally, there is growing recognition that increasing supply is...
The Carney government says it wants housing starts in Canada to double to 500,000 per year within the next several years. At first glance, it’s an odd goal for the government to embrace. More than four-fifths of the existing residential housing stock in Canada...
Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the government is “considering the options” on extending a ban on foreign ownership of Canadian residential property. Champagne appeared non-committal when asked if Ottawa would extend the ban, which banned foreign...
Economic headwinds are weighing on the outlook for Canada’s housing market, pushing plenty of potential homebuyers to the sidelines and exerting continued downward pressure on prices. In most markets, that’s bad news for anybody hoping to sell their home in the months...
A planning application before the Lucan-Biddulph council is drawing close scrutiny from farming advocates and potentially testing the provincial government’s commitment to protecting Ontario’s agricultural land. The proposal seeks to convert over 100 acres of prime...
How far would Canadians move to find a home they can afford? For nearly half, the answer is up to an hour away. Others would go further still, including eight per cent who would consider leaving their province altogether. According to the Remax Canada 2026 Fall...
Housing reform is moving the needle, but Canada still isn’t even close to building enough homes, according to speakers, industry leaders and experts, policymakers and economists at Housing Summit 6.0 hosted last week by the Residential Construction Council of Ontario...
The 2026 municipal election is a pivotal moment for housing policy. On Oct. 26, voters across Ontario will elect mayors and councillors who have significant influence over how much housing gets built, where it gets built, how quickly projects move forward and...
You’ve cleared the planning department, secured your zoning, and finalized your urban design. Under traditional real estate assumptions, you’d be preparing to break ground. But in Ontario’s current development landscape, you might actually be sitting on an unbuildable...
A private family company tied to a co-founder of Clearwater Seafoods is betting that Canada can significantly expand the amount of factory-built housing it constructs each year. Prefabricated housing, in which a home or more often parts of a home, such as walls, are...