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Canadian housing affordability ‘likely past the point of no return’: RBC analyst
A for sale sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes Sunday, April 9, 2017. The Canadian Real Estate Association is cutting its forecast for home sales this year and lowering its expectations for price growth. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
opinion
Why all Canadians should care about who becomes Toronto’s next mayor
Mary W. Rowe
opinion
‘Financialization’ of housing is not the problem – in fact, we need more of it
Jay-Ann Gilfoy
report on business
Modular housing gains traction as Canada’s immigration numbers soar
NRB Modular Solutions - Handout
canada
Leading mayoral hopefuls push for votes in CBC Toronto debate as by-election nears
The scene in front of Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The Toronto City Hall, also known as the New City Hall, serves as the administrative center for the local government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and stands as a prominent symbol of the city. Constructed in 1965, the renowned architectural team of Viljo Revell and Hannskarl Bandel collaborated to design and engineer this iconic structure. Tuan Minh Nguyen/ The Globe and Mail
podcast
Will Canada be able to house all the immigrants it hopes to welcome by 2025?
Podcast
opinion
The Bank of Canada let housing run amok in 2021 - now it needs to act by raising rates
Rob Carrick
politics
Politics Briefing: Natural Resources briefing says this year’s level of forest fires ‘is not normal’
Firefighter Kalen MacMullin of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada works at the Barrington Wildfire Complex in the province, in this social media handout image released June 1, 2023.
opinion
At the Venice Architecture Biennale, architects tackle the housing crisis
Alex Bozikovic
opinion
Immigration: Canada needs more newcomers and (much more) housing
The Editorial Board
opinion
The ‘15-minute city’ idea is key to solving Canada’s housing crisis
Christopher Alexander
opinion
Vancouver eyes development of last waterfront site
Kerry Gold
young money
Stalling prices needs to be part of our national housing strategy
Paul Kershaw
real estate
Canada sees the rise of mall cities
Renderings of Bayview Village Shopping Centre, Toronto.
economy
Canada’s home building activity slows in recent months due to tight labour market, high borrowing costs
A construction worker works from a lift in a new housing development in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. An Indigenous-owned investment firm is partnering with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to build several hundred homes for Indigenous communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
toronto
‘A start’: Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers
A person walks by a row of houses in Toronto on Tuesday July 12, 2022. A new policy allowing single family homes to be converted into low-rise multiplexes in Toronto is being hailed by observers as a welcome move, although experts warn it won't make housing more affordable in Canada's most populous city right away. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
british columbia
B.C. setting housing targets for 10 municipalities in effort to build more homes, faster
A low-rise condo project is seen under construction in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
B.C. names 10 cities for faster development to help address housing crisis
B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon speaks during an event to celebrate the opening of a rental apartment building, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Kahlon says more homes will be built sooner under a plan to set construction targets in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to fast track development. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
Rising costs make GTA condo investments less profitable and could push rent higher: report
St. Lawrence Condos at 158 Front St are mid way through construction in Toronto on October 29, 2020. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Globe and Mail
housing
Despite plans, Ottawa has not tightened affordability rules in rental construction program
A sign advertising an apartment building for rent is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
british columbia
Vancouver’s development permit board to vote again on Chinatown condo development
A woman walks through Chinatown in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Transition to a denser Vancouver has some renters worried
Kerry Gold
canada
Toronto mayoral candidates trade shots over housing, public safety in combative televised debate
Toronto mayoral candidates Josh Matlow, left to right, Olivia Chow, Mitzie Hunter, Brad Bradford, Mark Saunders and Ana Bailao take the stage at a mayoral debate in Scarborough, Ont. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
british columbia
B.C.’s human-rights commissioner seeks more responses to survey on human rights
Kasari Govender, B.C. Human Rights commissioner, speaks after releasing the final report on her inquiry into hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
The bad news personal finance story of the year so far is the housing market revival
Rob Carrick
advisor news
What’s ahead for Big Five banks amid impending recession in this week’s Advisor Lookahead
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opinion
Key affordability issues ignored by UCP and NDP in Alberta’s election
Paul Kershaw
canada
Hamilton council rejects plan to restrict homeless encampments
HAMILTON, JUNE 29, 2021 - STREET HEALTH - Outreach coordinator, Marcie mcIlveen, a member of a Hamilton street health team, Keeping Six, chats with Edward Langdon at a small tent encampment inside Tweedsmuir Park, in Hamilton on June 29, 2021. Keeping Six provides peer counselling and basic needs to Hamilton’s homeless community. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
canada
Peel Region asking Ontario government to allow vacant-home tax
Scenic photos of the riding of Mississauga Centre as seen on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Let’s face it, solving Canada’s housing crisis will be unpopular and difficult
David Jones
british columbia
Beleaguered CEO of Atira housing steps down after forensic audit
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, left, applauds Janice Abbott, CEO of Atira Property Management and Atira Women's Resource Society, who spoke after touring a supportive housing project for at risk women under construction that will be operated by Atira, in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up 22 per cent in April
Construction on a housing subdivision takes place in Brampton, Ont., Thursday April 27, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
toronto
Toronto declares state of emergency over homelessness
Greg Wemp has been homeless in Toronto for two years and sleeping where he can find a safe place to rest. A box asking for donations is placed on the corner of Front St. West and Bay St. where he spends most of the day, from early morning until night time, is photographed on May 11, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
british columbia
Social housing provider Atira gives back nearly $2-million to B.C. government, launches review
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a funding announcement at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre, in Vancouver, on Friday, May 12, 2023. The province has given the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation a $2.2 million grant to support the revitalization of the neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
Getting the most value from public-private partnerships
Nurturing trust and respect is essential for building a successful public-private partnerships.
canada
Downtown Winnipeg project to include health-care expansion
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson stands in the Manitoba Legislative Building, in Winnipeg, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Plans to revamp a downtown Winnipeg shopping centre are set to be announced today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski