Canada's new and existing home markets are expected to moderate through the end of 2012 and into 2013, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's third quarter 2012 Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition(1). Deputy chief economist for the corporation Mathieu Laberge said Canada's housing markets are expected to moderate over the rest of 2012 and … Read more
Housing starts in Canada were trending at 219,600 units in July, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The trend is a moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts. The standalone monthly SAAR was 208,500 units in July, down from 222,100 in June. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) marked the official opening of the building Le Transit. The conversion of the building that now provides six supervised housing units to people with mental health problems required a total investment of almost $1.1 million, of which close … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) marked the official opening of the Pavillon Saint-Alphonse. The construction of this 8-unit affordable housing project for semi-independent seniors required a total investment of more than $1.5 million, of which nearly $981,000 was provided by the governments of … Read more
The number of housing starts in the Vancouver CMA was trending at 20,033 units through June, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of total starts. The stand alone monthly seasonally adjusted rate was 26,600 units in June, up from 20,000 … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Conservative Nova Scotia Senator Gerald J. Comeau and premier of Nova Scotia Darrell Dexter celebrated the official opening of new affordable housing units for seniors and persons with mobility impairments in Chester, NS. Funding in the amount of more than $685,000 was made available for … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) attended an open house for Charlottetown's Fitzroy Centre, which underwent renovations this past year. The government provided over $236,000 to the Fitzroy Centre to complete renovations and repairs to their building located on Fitzroy Street in Charlottetown. It … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released the results of its latest retirement home survey. According to the survey, the vacancy rate for standard spaces was little changed in Quebec in 2012. It amounted to 8.4 per cent in February, compared to 8.1 per cent over the same period in 2011. The full release is available … Read more
The official opening of DeafBlind Ontario Services' Treffry and Hurtick residences was held in the Town of Georgina, ON. Together, these projects received $720,000 in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The construction of the Treffry and Hurtick residences created up to 19 jobs in Ontario, helping meet the housing needs of people with … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Conservative Quebec Senator Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis celebrated the official opening of the Cooperative de Solidarite La Residence Portneuvienne, in Portneuf, QC, in the presence of Deputy Mayor of Portneuf Chantale Hamelin and president of the Cooperative de Solidarite La Residence Portneuvienne Mario Alain, and community partners. … Read more
