Canada’s housing stock is in a vise of its own making. According to a 2023 Desjardins report, Canada needs to increase its housing starts by 50 per cent immediately to keep up with surging immigration levels. Last year, Canada welcomed 437,180 new permanent residents and plans to introduce almost half a million permanent residents
Canada needs to ramp up home building by 50 per cent just to keep pace with immigration, according to a new report. Canada needs to ramp up home building by 50 per cent just to keep pace with immigration, according to a new report. The country is on track to break ground on about
Canada is facing a housing crisis — the number of homes needed in the country keeps growing but not the number of people needed to build those homes. As homebuilders and policymakers grapple with this problem, some may find answers in “prefabricated” houses, according to experts. “Prefabricated (or prefab) housing is a form of
NORAD overhaul will replace aging radar stations in Far North Canada will spend $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize continental defence, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Monday. Anand delivered the long-awaited announcement on the NORAD upgrade at the Canadian military's principal air base at Trenton, Ont. "NORAD has continually adapted and evolved
CALGARY -- Calgary researchers are looking at drones as a way of delivering medical supplies to remote communities, which can be especially important during pandemics. Researchers at the University of Calgary, SAIT, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Precision Laboratories are partnering with the Stoney Nakoda Nations to deliver medical equipment and COVID-19 test kits
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
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
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
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
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