Press Release Department: 233702

The Missing Middle Initiative submitted its federal budget recommendations focused on housing affordability, including proposals tied to homebuilding, development charges and immigration policy. The submission, titled Our Federal Budget Submission: A Plan to Make Housing Attainable Again, includes 10 recommendations aimed at increasing housing supply and supporting middle-class homeownership and rental affordability. The report also … Read more

The Missing Middle Initiative released a policy brief calling for reforms to development charges, arguing the fees increase housing costs, fuel sprawl, and create inequitable infrastructure financing burdens for younger homebuyers and renters. The group said development charges in some communities have risen by more than 5,000 per cent and can add up to $200,000 … Read more