Homelessness crisis: ‘Major’ public consultation on issue to start in Montreal
The public consultation expected later this summer comes as Montreal, along with Quebec, faces a rising number of people living in emergency shelters or on the streets.
View ArticleCanada has more than 100K short-term rentals that could be housing: report
In 2017, there were 58,441 short-term rental units that could be considered potential long-term dwellings. By the end of 2023, this number had risen to 107,266.
View ArticleSingapore has a housing model that works. Can Canada replicate it?
About 90 per cent of Singapore's land is now state-owned, about 70 per cent of all housing units there are built by the government through the development board.
View ArticleAnti-tourist sentiment is spreading across Europe. Is Canada next?
From Barcelona to Mallorca, Spanish protesters have argued that the tourism sector has been contributing to the country’s housing crisis.
View ArticleLiberal cabinet retreat to focus on housing, immigration
Ministers are also expected to provide updates on the government's ongoing revamp of the temporary foreign workers program, as well as electric vehicle tariffs.
View ArticleFeds announce plans to develop public lands in Calgary for affordable housing
The Government of Canada has announced plans to develop public lands in Calgary for affordable housing in what is being called the Canada Public Land Bank.
View ArticlePickleball or housing? Debate in this Ontario city shows dilemma...
A Peterborough councillor recently proposed delaying several projects including a pickleball court to fund housing, illustrating the dilemma many Ontario municipalities are facing.
View ArticleMoraine Road RV residents get temporary extension while city seeks long-term...
A group of Calgarians who live in RVs parked on the side of a road will be able to stay a little longer as the city works on a long-term solution.
View ArticleHope Heights offers 35 affordable housing units for Calgary single mothers,...
Hope Heights is a four-storey building with 35 units to provide safe and stable housing for vulnerable populations, with a focus on Indigenous communities.
View ArticleTent should have entitled homeless man to higher welfare level, N.S. lawyer...
The lawyer for a homeless man who died at a Halifax encampment is arguing in court today that his welfare payments should have been as high as by people with permanent housing.
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