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Another 3,200 affordable housing subsidies are expected to be funded in Toronto. The Planning and Housing Committee is expected to approve a funding plan for the housing subsidies over the next three years. Around $160 million in federal and provincial funding will be earmarked for the project under the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Strategy Initiative (COCHI) and the Ontario Priorities Housing

Why do families making six figures have a hard time affording homes in Toronto? That, fundamentally, is the question posed by a pair of articles in the Toronto Star last week (buttressed by data from the Toronto Region Board of Trade). Some will find the very question insulting — who cares about people making $100,000 when there are people living in poverty? The answer to the

This is all quite recent: less than a year ago, a French family became the first in the world to live in a 3D printed house. Short of 20 years, this seemed like a distant dream, this new technology has developed quickly, and it arises as a possible contribution to the housing crisis around the world. The Chinese company WinSun was

Josephine Pon (Alberta Minister of Seniors and Housing), Amarjeet Sohi (Federal Minister of Natural Resources) and Greg Dewling (CEO, Capital Region Housing) attended the grand opening of Parkdale ONE, a new affordable housing facility in Edmonton, on Wednesday June 26, 2019. The 13.95 million project, in northeast Edmonton, is funded through the Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement between the governments

The Sault Ste. Marie and District Homelessness Prevention Team includes staff from many partnering agencies locally and provided 7,020 supports to those at risk of experiencing homelessness and 5,605 supports to those experiencing homelessness. The Homelessness Prevention Team (HPT) received formal recognition of their nomination and selection at the OMSSA Leadership Symposium in Thunder Bay in May. Read more