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According to a report commissioned by the province, more than 115,000 new housing units were awaiting approval in six Metro Vancouver municipalities.


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Both Toronto and Vancouver require at least one space per residential unit in most of the city.


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The owners of 67,000 lots currently zoned for single-family housing can now rebuild their homes as duplexes.


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The imbalance between the number of available units and the number of would-be renters drives up rents.


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Government workers in B.C. are absent from their jobs for personal reasons 49 per cent more often than private-sector workers.


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San Francisco has a comparable land area to Vancouver but accommodates roughly 30 per cent more residents.


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In today's budget, B.C. NDP Finance Minister Carole James said the government’s housing plan will be “comprehensive."


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Historically low interest rates have enabled families to more than double their mortgage borrowing power since 2000.


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Mayor Gregor Robertson has started a push for the City of Vancouver to become a “living wage employer.”