Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

On behalf of Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) along with Saskatchewan MLA Paul Merriman and Saskatoon Mayor Donald Atchison celebrated the official opening of the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op, consisting of seven new affordable rental housing units for youth in housing need. The Governments of Canada … Read more

The Governments of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan, along with the City of Yorkton and Yorkton Housing Corporation (YHC), announced the completion of 11 new affordable rental units for individuals with complex needs in Yorkton. Eleven individuals will enjoy a safe, quality home that is affordable and near support services. The project, undertaken by … Read more

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, along with the City of Saskatoon and Ehrenburg Homes, announced the completion of a 26-unit rental housing development in Saskatoon. The 26-unit townhouse project located at 191 Maningas Bend in the Evergreen neighbourhood of University Heights in Saskatoon consists of 14 three-bedroom units at 1,306 square feet or 121 … Read more

On behalf of Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) along with Saskatchewan Minister of Health Dustin Duncan and Mayor of Weybrun Deb Button celebrated the official opening of eight rental units of the South Pointe rental project in Weyburn. The full release is available online. … Read more

The trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 199,169 units in January compared to 203,304 in December, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. “Housing starts trended down across the country with the exception of Ontario,” said Bob Dugan, CMHC chief economist. “The overall decline is mostly attributable to a slowdown in the Prairies where … Read more

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s latest Housing Market Assessment 2016 Q1 reports moderate evidence of overvaluation in housing markets across the country. Broken down across the 15 centres, overvaluation and overbuilding are the most prevalent problematic conditions with overvaluation detected in eight centres and overbuilding in seven centres. “The evidence of overbuilding has increased since … Read more

The Government of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan, along with the City of Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Housing Coalition, officially announced a new rental housing project in Saskatoon. The project consists of 20 studio style units for at-risk individuals who are unable to find or maintain secure housing without support services.  The federal and … Read more

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Mohinder Saran, Minister of Manitoba Housing and Community Development, announced the official opening of the third phase of the Dial-A-Life housing project in Winnipeg will provide a home away from home for Indigenous families whose loved ones require ongoing, lifesaving treatment for renal failure, cancer … Read more

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Mohinder Saran, Manitoba’s Minister Housing and Community Development, announced a new housing project that will combine the privacy of individual living spaces with the convenience and social benefits of shared meals and other services for seniors from the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin. The estimated capital cost of … Read more

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that the trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 203,502 units in December compared to 208,204 in November. The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of housing starts. “A decrease in both the multiple and single starts segments drove the … Read more