The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba made a $62 million investment to fund a new affordable housing program. With the funds, Manitoba said it will be developing nearly 150 affordable senior housing units as well as several affordable family homes. The province will also … Read more
The Governments of Canada and Manitoba announced $7.8 million in joint funding for Villa Youville, a new affordable housing project. The 24 units will enhance housing quality and accessibility for seniors in Ste. Anne, MB. The project involves the demolition of an existing obsolete personal care home and its replacement with twenty-four units of affordable, … Read more
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, along with the governments of Canada and Manitoba announced that nearly $19 million in joint funding will go to social housing projects throughout Manitoba. The planned 7,623 renovated units will enhance housing quality and accessibility for low-income residents in 42 communities across the province. Call 403-515-3048.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that according to its Rental Market Survey, the average vacancy rate in structures with three or more units in Quebec's urban centers reached 2.4 per cent in April 2011. The corporation said that the levels decrease by 0.1 per cent when compared to April of last year. The … Read more
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that residential construction in Quebec remained stable over the month of May. A total of 4,274 dwellings were started in May 2011, compared to 4,236 last year. The full release is available online. Call 1-800-668-2642. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that residential construction in the province … Read more
Housing starts in British Columbia are forecast to gradually increase this year and next, reaching their ten-year average in 2012, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's Housing Market Outlook. Home starts, including single-detached and multiple-family homes, are projected to total 26,400 units in 2011 and 29,000 units in 2012. The full release is available … Read more
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its figures for Quebec housing starts in April, 2011. Residential construction decreased this past month in Quebec's centres with 10,000 or more inhabitants. In all, 3,474 dwellings were started in April 2011, compared to 4,645 a year earlier. As well, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of starts for … Read more
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation said that the best way to protect property, belongings or the health of family members after a flood is to dry the house out as quickly as possible. Also, to avoid electric shock, the Mortgage and Housing Corporation said to wear rubber boots and to shut off the power … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that residential construction decreased this past month in Quebec's centres. Only 3,111 dwellings were started in March 2011, compared to 3,424 a year earlier. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-4488. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced that there were 1,436 housing starts in March in British Columbia, … Read more
On behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) announced that the Government of Canada will provide eight urban native non-profit projects located in Manitoba with nearly $240,000 from Canada's Economic Action Plan, to go to social housing renovation and retrofit investments. The full release is available … Read more
