On behalf of Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) Larry Bagnell (Yukon) announced that the Klondike Development Organization has been awarded $900,000 in financial support from the Government of Canada and Yukon Housing Corporation for the construction of an 8-unit affordable housing project in downtown Dawson City. The full release is available … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that housing starts in the St. Catharines-Niagara Census Metropolitan Area were trending higher at 2,387 units in August compared to 2,282 in July. “The trend in total housing starts rose in August as a result of an increase in the trend of single-detached and semi-detached starts,” said James Cuddy, … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, announced $1 million in combined funding from the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan for the construction of 18 new Habitat for Humanity homes across the province. The full release is available online. Call 403-515-2962. Housing starts in the … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), along with Brian Gallant, Premier of New Brunswick, and Stephen Horsman, New Brunswick Deputy Premier and Minister of Families and Children, announced measures to give Canadians greater access to more affordable housing, including the doubling of current funding under the Investment in Affordable Housing initiative, … Read more
Federal and provincial governments joined today to celebrate the official opening of two supportive housing units for young women in St. John’s. Naomi Centre, operated by Stella’s Circle, was jointly funded by the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador through the Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement (IAH). The two units were funded by a … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its second quarter financial results today as well as supplemental data on the Corporation’s Mortgage Loan Insurance, Securitization, and Covered Bonds business activities. CMHC’s mortgage loan insurance and securitization guarantee programs operate on a commercial basis without support from Canadian taxpayers. During the quarter, CMHC generated $338 million in … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) along with Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia, and the Joanne Bernard, Minister responsible for Housing Nova Scotia, announced measures to give Canadians greater access to more affordable housing, including the doubling of current funding under the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH), supporting affordable housing for seniors, building and renovating shelters and … Read more
The construction of a new affordable rental housing project in the Village of La Loche officially broke ground. The 14-unit project will be built in La Loche’s new subdivision and consists of three 2-bedroom duplexes (six units) and two 3-bedroom duplexes (four units) for families, in addition to one 1-bedroom four-plex (fours unit) for singles. … Read more
Kaushee’s Place Transition Home in Whitehorse, Yukon, is receiving $160,000 towards capital improvements. Support for the funding was provided by the Yukon Housing Corporation and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation under the Social Infrastructure Fund Agreement. “Our Government recognizes the ongoing need to provide women and children a safe place during crisis situations,” said Liberal … Read more
The trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 201,936 units in July compared to 197,847 in June, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts. The full release is available online. Housing starts in the Sherbrooke … Read more
