Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) along with Caroline Cochrane, Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister Responsible for Status of Women, and Minister Responsible for Homelessness, announced measures to give Canadians greater access to more affordable housing. The measures include the doubling of current … Read more

The Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia are investing in the replacement of Bryony House, a 24-bed shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Up to $3 million will be committed for the construction of a new building that can better meet the needs of families. Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) and Joanne … Read more

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is finding strong evidence of problematic conditions for Canada overall. Home prices have risen ahead of economic fundamentals such as personal disposable income and population growth, resulting in overvaluation in many Canadian housing markets. However, the combination of overvaluation and overbuilding should help slow the growth in resales and house … Read more

On behalf of Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) and Lori Sigurdson, Alberta Minister of Seniors and Housing, announced measures to give Canadians greater access to more affordable housing, including the doubling of current funding under the Investment in Affordable Housing, supporting affordable … Read more

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its Housing Market Insight report on the impact of international migration on Charlottetown’s housing market. Prince Edward Island has been the only province in Atlantic Canada to report continuous population growth in the past decade, with an average of 1,560 international migrants moving to the Island each year. International migration has been … Read more

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), with Kevin Phillips, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Melfort, and Louise Schweitzer, Executive Director of North East Outreach and Support Services Inc., officially  opened a new 16-bed emergency shelter for women and children who are victims of family violence. The shelter will serve the community of Melfort and the surrounding northeast area, including … Read more

Thirteen people now have a safe, affordable place to call home. Seniors and Aboriginals, including those with disabilities, are settling into their new homes. The housing project is focused on providing independent living options to seniors in a community where there is a higher portion of seniors compared to other communities of a similar size in the … Read more

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing in a new violence against women emergency shelter to support victims of domestic violence and their families in Dryden and surrounding area including Indigenous communities. The new Hoshizaki House will replace the current century-old facility to better meet the needs of local women and their children who … Read more

Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) with Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced measures to give Canadians greater access to more affordable housing. These measures include the doubling of current funding under the Investment in Affordable Housing, supporting affordable housing for seniors and victims of family violence, and addressing repairs of … Read more

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released a Housing Market Insight report on the impact of the BC Foreign Buyers Tax on the Vancouver housing market. In July, the BC Government introduced the implementation of an additional property transfer tax of 15% on home sales to foreign buyers. It is too early to determine the long term … Read more