34 h. ago Toronto Residents Say City’s Reliance on Land Transfer Tax Is Fueling the Housing Affordability Crisis

New polling shows growing frustration as Council considers yet another MLTT hike TORONTO, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Toronto City Council considers a proposal to increase the Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) on higher-value homes, new Ipsos polling conducted for the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) shows that 416 residents are deeply […]

Economics

8 d. ago New National Report Reveals Hidden Crisis Facing Youth in Canada’s Lowest

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new national report released today by Pathways to Education Canada exposes a widening equity gap driven by Canada’s affordability crisis—one that is hitting young people in low-income communities hardest and putting their futures at risk. Drawing on community insights from the most extensive Program Review in the […]

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8 d. ago OPINION: Recent price declines won’t solve Toronto’s housing affordability crisis

Homebuilders must endure costly wait times of more than two years for municipal approvals

Economics

1 week ago 'A deeper dive into giving': Southcentre Mall installation highlights hardships for Giving Tuesday

'What we're really trying to do is shine a light on the challenges that many Calgarians are facing today due to the affordability crisis'

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2 w. ago Housing leaders confident they can help solve affordability crisis

Proposed new fund would provide low-interest, early stage loans to builders and developers of affordable housing The lack of affordable rental housing in Ontario is a hugely complex problem with no simple solutions but housing industry leaders gathered at a special lunch at Canoe Restaurant in Toronto earlier this week believe they have one idea […]

Politics

2 w. ago Affordability crisis can be fixed through productivity, says Bank of Canada

Nicolas Vincent, the Bank of Canada's external deputy governor, says boosting Canada's productivity is the best way to address the affordability crisis.

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2 w. ago Bank of Canada deputy governor says country’s affordability crisis is linked to productivity

Improve productivity and you boost the economy and Canadians' incomes

Politics

2 w. ago As food insecurity increases, Ottawa Food Bank calls on governments to address affordability crisis

Visits to member agencies by those facing food insecurity have increased 101 per cent since 2019.

Politics

3 w. ago Budget’s housing promises not enough to solve affordability, supply issues: advocates

Housing advocates are lamenting “missed opportunities” in last week’s federal budget, saying more effort will be needed to accelerate home construction and bring prices down. The Liberal government’s 2025 budget tabled Nov. 4 — its first under Prime Minister Mark Carney — pledged to spend $25 billion on housing over the next five years. The […]

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3 w. ago Don’t let a money scarcity mindset get the best of you, experts say

Even when you have a decent job and your bills always get paid off on time, you might still feel afraid that you’re not getting ahead or you’ll never have enough. Some of that feeling could be the effects of the affordability crisis. Other times, it’s a sign of being stuck in a money scarcity […]

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