The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, along with Lighthouse Supported Living Inc., officially opened seven spaces of much needed affordable rental housing with support services for individuals with complex needs in Saskatoon. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), Paul Merriman, Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, Charlie Clark, Mayor of … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (Housing and Urban Affairs) Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort York, Ont.) shared details of 10-year, $40 billion National Housing Strategy that will help reduce homelessness and improve the availability and quality of housing for Canadians in need. Over the next 10 years, the Strategy – which will be in … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) shared details of a 10-year, $40 billion National Housing Strategy that will help reduce homelessness and improve the availability and quality of housing for Canadians in need. The federal government will work with provinces and territories to develop a $4 billion Canada Housing Benefit to be launched in 2020 to … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced a 10-year, $40 billion National Housing Strategy that will help reduce homelessness and improve the availability and quality of housing for Canadians in need. he Strategy has set bold goals including: reducing chronic homelessness by 50 per cent; removing more than 530,000 … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) and Warren Michelson, MLA for Moose Jaw North, officially launched the construction of the project located at 1160 1st Avenue Northeast. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to help a Moose Jaw family secure a quality affordable home. The full release is available online. Call 819-654-5546. The Government … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Statistics Canada, are releasing the core housing need figures from the 2016 Census. In 2016, the rate of core housing need in Canada stood at 12.7 per cent, representing 1.7M households. This new data indicates the proportion of Canadian households in housing need has remained stable since 2006. “While the proportion … Read more
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick announced funding for a new affordable rental housing development in Miramichi, N.B. Once complete, this development by Prince Place Inc. will provide 24 units of rental housing to singles, seniors and people with disabilities. Liberal MP Pat Finnigan (Miramichi-Grand Lake, N.B.) and Bill Fraser, MLA for Miramichi, made the announcement. The … Read more
Canada’s housing markets remain highly vulnerable with evidence of moderate overvaluation and price acceleration, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. After a boost in residential construction in 2017, housing starts are projected to decline by 2019, but to remain close to the average level from the last 5 years. This analysis is from two key CMHC … Read more
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.), B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson, Mayor Gregor Robertson, Thom Armstrong,The Vancouver Community Land Trust Foundation, Dale McClanaghan and Bonnie Rice with Sanford Housing Society, attended the opening of The BRice, Vancouver’s first-ever land trust bringing 48 new protected affordable one-bedroom rental homes.Community land trusts … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) and Paul Merriman, Minister of Social Services and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, along with Charlie Clark, Mayor of the City of Saskatoon, and Barb Cox-Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon, officially announced funding to support a new 12-unit Habitat for Humanity housing development in … Read more
