Housing starts are now on pace to hit 204,669 units in Canada, whereas January saw them hitting 200,255 units, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of housing starts. “This winter has seen Canada’s national housing starts trend upward, supported mostly by … Read more
The Governments of Canada and Alberta are investing more than $800,000 in joint funding to upgrade affordable housing units in Red Deer. The funding has been allocated for projects like furnace upgrades, hot water tank replacements and windows. The full release is available online. Call 819-654-5546.
Cornerstone Housing for Women will use funding from the Investment in Affordable Housing to build a 42-unit facility at 373 Princeton Ave., redeveloping an existing complex into bachelor unit apartments. Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) and Yasir Naqvi, Attorney General of Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, were on hand for … Read more
The Governments of Canada and Alberta are investing more than $14 million in joint funding to upgrade affordable housing units. In particular, seniors will benefit as most of the investment will go towards renovating and repairing seniors’ housing. The funding has been allocated for projects like hot water tank replacements, furnace upgrades, and roof repairs. The … Read more
The Governments of Canada and Alberta are working to make life better for residents of Medicine Hat by investing approximately $260,000 in joint funding to upgrade affordable housing units. Seniors will benefit as most of the investment will go towards renovating and repairing seniors’ housing. The funding has been allocated for projects like hot water … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) an investment of close to $12 million for organizations that are looking for financial support for renovations and retrofits of social housing. More than 1,000 social housing units for seniors and low-income families and individuals will be repaired and upgraded through this investment. The full release is available … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), along with the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency and the City of Vancouver, announced the opening of a three-storey, 40-unit building at 220 Terminal Ave. in the city’s Strathcona neighbourhood. The full release is available online. Call 819-654-5546.
The trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 199,834 units in January compared to 197,881 in December, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of housing starts. “New home construction started off strong in 2017, both in terms of single-detached … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, Sheryl Spence, Mayor of the City of Warman, and Jim Wiebe, Administrator, Warman Mennonite Special Care Home Inc., celebrated the official opening of a new affordable rental housing project for seniors. The full release is … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Yvonne Jones (Labrador, Nfld.) and Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, announced that the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador invested in affordable housing in Labrador. Single parent families and individuals requiring supportive housing … Read more
