Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Federal government announces funding for 40 homes in Jasper
The federal government announced $14.3 million in funding to help build 40 below market rental units for those living and working in Jasper National Park.…
affordable housing
Construction begins on next phase of Regent Park Revitalization project
The government of Canada, Ontario, along with the City of Toronto broke ground on 271 affordable homes in the next phase of the Regent Park…
Canada and B.C. secure a new partnership to build more homes
Build Canada Homes, in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, through BC Housing, are committing to build a minimum of 700 shovel‑ready supportive and transitional homes…
Peel Region breaks ground at affordable rental community
Peel Region marked the groundbreaking for Byngmount Shores, a seven-storey affordable rental community at 970 East Avenue in Mississauga’s Lakeview neighbourhood. The development includes 150…
Simcoe launches project in Barrie to reduce unsheltered homelessness
The County of Simcoe, in partnership with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), has launched an innovative 40-unit Bridge Housing project in Barrieo house…
A modular partnership launches to build affordable homes in Windsor-Essex
Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex launched a new modular building program with a “groundbreaking” event at the A-LINX manufacturing facility in Oldcastle, Ont., marking another step forward…
Metro Vancouver Housing opens 85 new non-market rental homes in Surrey
Metro Vancouver, through Metro Vancouver Housing, and in partnership with the provincial and federal governments, has expanded its Kingston Gardens rental housing site in Surrey,…
Vancouver housing development showcases Step Code performance
Located on City-contributed land and co-delivered by public and non-profit partners, Sawmill Housing Development brings 337 permanently affordable homes to Vancouver: 220 non-profit rentals operated…
Toronto, CreateTO breaks ground on new purpose-built rental project
The City of Toronto celebrated the start of construction of a new purpose-built rental project in midtown Toronto. This development, a strategic partnership between the…
Ontario partners with Toronto and Habitat for Humanity to build modular homes
The Government of Ontario is partnering with the City of Toronto and Habitat for Humanity GTA to build 33 modular homes in a six-storey condominium building at 355 Coxwell…
Toronto advances public developer-led mass timber affordable homes
The City of Toronto and the federal government marked the advancement of craning and assembly of the City’s first affordable housing project delivered through the…
Toronto unveils revitalized 770-home Don Summerville community
The City of Toronto celebrated the opening of 770 homes in the reimagined Don Summerville community, located at 1070 Eastern Ave. The result of an…
Montréal officially opens its first modular housing project with support services
The City of Montréal officially opened its first modular housing project with support services, thereby offering a tangible and human-centred solution to help tackle the…
Mass timber prefab housing system uses local lumber to build affordable homes faster
When Nak’azdli Development Corp. (NDC) unveils its inaugural Timber House next month – a unique prefabricated home in Canada that uses stud lumber from local…
Feds launch Build Canada Homes to transform homebuilding across the country
Prime Minister, Mark Carney launched Build Canada Homes – a new federal agency that will build affordable housing at scale. Build Canada Homes will help fight homelessness by building transitional…
BC Housing announces 400 new affordable homes for Metro Vancouver
People living in Metro Vancouver will soon have access to more affordable housing with 400 new rental homes opening and breaking ground in Coquitlam, North…
City of Edmonton kicks off major housing redevelopment
The City of Edmonton partnered with the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada to kickoff Brentwood Builds, an ambitious effort to rebuild and…
North America’s first mass timber Passive House affordable housing project completed in Hamilton
CityHousing Hamilton announced the official opening of 1620 Main St. E., a six-storey, 42-unit affordable housing project delivered in partnership with mcCallumSather. The building is…
Ground broken on $750M major purpose-built housing project in Scarborough
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced it is supporting the construction of 1,285 new rental homes, situated on a 3.4-acre parcel of land…
Why We Keep Solving the Wrong Problem: A Systems Take on Housing
What if Canada’s housing crisis isn’t just about housing? For the past year, we’ve partnered with the Government of Canada to take a different approach.…
Simcoe breaks ground on new affordable housing development in Barrie
The County of Simcoe broke ground on what will be its biggest build to date, with 220 affordable housing rentals and commercial space for health…
After one year, BC Builds speeding up timelines to deliver affordable housing
According to the Government of British Columbia, one year after the launch of BC Builds, more affordable housing options are on the way for North…
Feds announcement funding to build 767 new homes in Toronto
The federal government announced more than $365 million to build 767 new homes in Toronto. “Our Government is providing Canadians not only with safe, affordable…
Construction begins on social housing units in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
The governments of Quebec and Canada, the Municipality of Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and Accès Petite-Rivière marked the start of construction of Habitations Petite-Rivière, a six-building project that…