From 2016 to 2021, more than one-quarter of city neighbourhoods lost more housing units than they added.
housing shortage
April 13, 2023
10:05AM
Among Canada’s largest metropolitan areas, the three with the fewest housing units per 1,000 were in Ontario.
January 30, 2023
3:30AM
Insufficient supply relative to demand means fewer homes available to renters and buyers alike.
February 10, 2022
9:32AM
Toronto had 360 housing units per 1,000 residents in 2020, well below the national average of 424.
July 6, 2021
9:54AM
A recent report showed that Canada has fewer housing units per capita than any other G7 country.
October 10, 2019
11:49AM
The federal government recently committed $1.37 billion to two major rapid transit projects in Metro Vancouver.
July 5, 2018
3:13PM
Rezoning in Toronto takes more than half a year, on average.
May 30, 2015
9:00AM
Rent control has been a disaster wherever it’s been tried. But this never stops politicians from suggesting it.
November 1, 2014
6:00AM
When I first came to Alberta a quarter-century ago, vacancy rates in Calgary and Edmonton exceeded 10 per cent. In Edmonton, where I lived in 1988, landlords often gave one month free on an already cheap 12-month lease. Sometimes utilities and cable were included.