New analysis from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) explores how housing supply and housing demand interventions need to work together to address the housing affordability crisis. Demand-side interventions, which directly support households in attaining a home, are often favoured because of their more immediate impact. The results can be measured more quickly than the creation … Read more
The governments of Canada and Quebec, the City of Montréal and the organization Spectre de rue officially opened Le perron, a 22-room building with community supports for young people aged 18 to 30 experiencing housing instability in Montréal, Que. The project represents a total investment of just over $10.9 million. The Government of Canada contributed more than … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Ontario government are working together to help deliver two new housing projects in Guelph, Ont. Welcome 2 Waterloo by Wyndham House, located at 107 – 109 Waterloo Ave., will deliver 10 supportive housing units and three transitional housing units to at-risk youth once complete in October 2026. The federal and … Read more
The federal government announced over $12 million in funding to help build the Satuivik project in Quebec, a shelter and a transitional housing dedicated to supporting women and children fleeing violence. Satuivik consists of a shelter of four units, one unit for staff, and four transitional units. Funding provided for the project is as follows: … Read more
The federal and provincial governments announced a combined investment of $1.8 million through the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI) and Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI), which is being used to support the replacement of an aging two-storey, four-unit building in Guelph with two new three-storey stacked townhouses. Once complete, these new townhomes will deliver a total … Read more
The federal government, along with the Province of Nova Scotia, announced over $13 million in combined funding to help build 41 secure, rental homes in Pictou, N.S. The project will offer a range of unit sizes, including a high proportion of family-sized homes, as well as select fully accessible units. In addition, funding was announced for … Read more
The governments of Quebec and Canada, in collaboration with Mission Unitaînés, the City of Rimouski and the Office d’habitation Rimouski-Neigette, officially opened a 100-unit affordable housing project for independent seniors in Rimouski, Que. The new living environment is nearly full, and residents have been moving in over the past few days. Government investments related to the … Read more
The six-month trend in housing starts was virtually flat in February, with a slight increase of 0.4 per cent to 256,005 units, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada. Actual … Read more
The federal government, along with the Province of British Columbia, through BC Housing, and the Ministry of Education and Child Care, announced over $30 million in combined funding to help build 27 secure, rental homes in Fernie, B.C. The project will also feature an on-site childcare facility with space for 98 children, which is funded … Read more
Canada’s housing starts made meaningful annual gains in 2025 (+6 per cent), driven by record rental apartment construction and increased missing middle housing, such as low-rise apartments, multiplexes, row homes, stacked townhouses, and accessory suites. Despite this positive headline number, major vulnerabilities lie underneath this progress. This according to the latest Housing Supply Report (HSR) released by Canada Mortgage … Read more
