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Nearly 4,500 Canadian Armed Forces members, families waiting for military housing

November 3rd, 2022|Defence, Other News|

Only 132 military housing units built in the past 5 years The Department of National Defence (DND) says thousands of Canadian Armed Forces members and their families across the country are waiting for military housing — a situation which is forcing some local commanders to take unusual steps to shelter troops. New figures provided to

Canada’s immigration backlog decreases slightly to 2.6 million

October 22nd, 2022|Other News|

IRCC's inventory has decreased for the first time since July 2021. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is reporting a decrease in its August 31 inventory. A spokesperson from IRCC sent CIC News inventory data suggesting the backlog has been reduced by 95,204 persons in a matter of six weeks. The inventory across all

New data shows 50% jump in retirements — a trend that’s making the labour shortage even worse

October 13th, 2022|Other News|

Economists say the flood of retirements will likely continue, causing a major drain on the labour force. Think there’s a labour shortage now? Just stick around. The number of Canadians who retired jumped almost 50 per cent in the last year, according to recent data from Statistics Canada. And economists warn it’s a trend

Ontario promised to build 1.5 million homes by 2031. A new report says that will likely never happen

September 16th, 2022|Other News|

A housing development on the northern edge of London, Ont., is shown Monday. Despite the homebuilding growth in the province, the Smart Prosperity Institute says in a new report that Ontario will likely never meet its target of adding 1.5 million homes by 2031. During the housing crisis, there have been sharp increases in rents

Northern Canadian infrastructure under climate change stress

August 29th, 2022|Other News|

Warming temperatures will devastate Canadian infrastructure across the territories and northern swaths of large provinces, causing billions of dollars in damage to airports, roads and buildings over the next three decades, according to a report by the Canadian Climate Institute. The report, called Due North: Facing the costs of climate change for northern infrastructure,

Canada’s Housing Supply Shortage: Restoring affordability by 2030

July 23rd, 2022|Other News|

Canada’s Housing Supply Shortages: Estimating what’s needed to restore affordability in Canadian provinces by 2030 Canada’s Housing Supply Shortages: Estimating what’s needed to restore affordability in Canadian provinces by 2030 In 2018, the creation of housing supply responsiveness was identified as a challenge. Our 2018 report indicated that demand for housing increased for multiple reasons

Canada needs 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to tackle affordability crisis, CMHC warns

July 23rd, 2022|Other News|

Majority of supply gap found in Ontario and British Columbia, agency says The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says 3.5 million more homes need to be built by 2030 to reach affordability. The agency released a report Thursday explaining the need for a different approach to the housing supply shortage at a time

Climate change will devastate infrastructure across Northern Canada without immediate, significant investment: new report

July 14th, 2022|Other News|

Systemic underinvestment has left Northerners vulnerable as the North warms more rapidly than the rest of Canada. A new report from the Canadian Climate Institute reveals that climate change will devastate Northern infrastructure, threatening lives and livelihoods across the territories and the northern regions of large provinces. Because of the accumulated impacts of colonial

Defence Minister comments after Canadian Armed Forces members told to go to Habitat For Humanity

June 24th, 2022|Defence, Other News|

The defence minister admits the federal government has more to do to support military members struggling to find affordable housing. Anita Anand says the government is trying to help and has taken several steps, including raising pay rates for military members last year. A senior officer at 19 Wing Comox on Vancouver Island recently

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