The government announced $912,000 for L’Arche Avalon Pleasantville Project in St. John’s, N.L., two eight-unit homes for adults with intellectual disabilities and their live-in assistants. The full release is available online. Contact renee.proctor@infc.gc.ca.
Growth in total housing starts across seven of Canada’s key Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) was flat in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, with the six-month numbers showing sharp regional differences. This according to the latest Housing Supply Report (HSR) from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Calgary, Alta., Edmonton, Alta., Montreal, Que., Ottawa and Halifax, N.S., built new homes at record or … Read more
The federal government announced funding of $4.5 million through the Affordable Housing Fund to help build Veterans’ House Canada’s new supportive housing project in Edmonton, Alta. The full release is available online. Contact renee.proctor@infc.gc.ca.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Quarterly Financial Report showing an increase in demand for transactional homeowner mortgage insurance and continued strong demand for its multi-unit insurance products. For the period ending June 30, 2025, transactional homeowner units totalled 28,132, an increase of 28 per cent over the 22,038 units in the same period in … Read more
The government announced an investment of over $7 million for the construction of 40 housing units in the village of Pugwash, N.S., through the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF). The full release is available online. Contact renee.proctor@infc.gc.ca.
The government announced an investment of over $20 million for the construction of 60 housing units in the Town of Stratford, PEI, through the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP). The full release is available online. Contact renee.proctor@infc.gc.ca.
The six-month trend in housing starts increased (3.7 per cent) in July (263,088 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada. Actual housing starts were up four per cent year-over-year in … Read more
Two new duplexes have opened for families with low-income in Prince Albert, Sask. Bringing opportunity, stability and a place to call home, the River Bank Infill Solutions project is part of a Federal-Provincial commitment to delivering housing solutions across the province for those who need it most. The development includes four units, consisting of two three-bedroom … Read more
Quebec Minister Responsible for Social Services Lionel Carmant officially opened a 12-unit building offering housing for adults living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The building’s first residents will move in October. The full release is available online. Contact renee.proctor@infc.gc.ca.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released a Summer Forecast Update. This forecast builds on CMHC’s previously released Housing Market Outlook, published in February 2025. The update is available online. Contact media@cmhc.ca.