Housing crisis Canada Archives

Developer to build 5K rental units, cites Liberals’ GST break as motivator

A Toronto-based real estate company says it is planning to build 5,000 new rental units in urban centres across the country as a result of the federal government’s decision to …

Mayors say housing crisis is ‘dire,’ ‘desperate.’ Is Ottawa doing enough?

by Vera Ward

The mayors of two of Canada’s rapidly-growing cities say the housing crises their residents are facing is “desperate” and “dire,” and are encouraging all levels of government to work together …