8 h. ago Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. That would push the total number of annual housing starts close to 280,000 over time, which would represent a “meaningful step towards fixing Canada’s housing supply gap,” said a report released Thursday by […]

Economics

9 h. ago Dropping interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K housing starts: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says dropping interprovincial trade barriers would push the total number of annual housing starts close to 280,000 over time.

Economics

34 h. ago Annual pace of housing starts in June up 0.4 per cent from May: CMHC

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June edged up 0.4 per cent compared to May. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts amounted to 283,734 units in June, up from 282,705 in May. The reading came as the annual rate […]

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2 w. ago Will internal trade barriers be gone by Canada Day? Unlikely, experts say

Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney repeatedly vowed to "eliminate" interprovincial trade barriers and create "free trade by Canada Day."

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3 w. ago Report says hoping for Canadian housing prices to plummet is not realistic

Canada must dramatically increase the pace of home construction — nearly doubling current annual housing starts — to address the country's deepening housing affordability crisis, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).In its updated annual analysis of Canada's housing supply shortage, CMHC estimates that the country needs to build between 430,000 and 480,000 housing units annually until 2035, up from the current trajectory of about 250,000 units per year. The aim is to restore affordability to levels last seen in 2019, prior to the pandemic-driven housing boom.The federal Crown corporation has shifted its modelling framework to a rolling 10-year horizon, abandoning its earlier 2030 benchmark, which it now considers unrealistic due to the lengthy timelines needed for land use approvals and construction."Restoring affordability to levels last seen two decades ago isn't realistic, especially after the pos...

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3 w. ago 41,000 jobs, 23,000 annual housing starts and $10 billion in investment at risk — third

Toronto, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greater Toronto Area, June 23, 2025 – A new article by Altus Group, prepared for the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) demonstrates that without significant intervention to jump-start the housing sector, almost 50 per cent of residential construction sector […]

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