The Ontario government has sold the former Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital property for long-term care homes and housing. The 55-acre property, located in central Hamilton, will now be transformed...
Toronto City Council has issued zoning and subdivision approvals for the first phase of Northcrest Developments’ 370-acre YZD community on the former Downsview Airport lands in the city. The July 25...
Laurentian University has unveiled the Institute for Northern Housing Innovation, a groundbreaking initiative housed within the McEwen School of Architecture. With $512,544 in funding from Ontario’s...
No one denies that there is a housing crisis, whether it is for affordable housing or housing affordability, we need more housing built that is attainable, sustainable, and helps improve our quality...
The City of Toronto is moving ahead with a major infrastructure response to rising homelessness, highlighting the construction of new shelter sites and thousands of affordable homes as critical...
Mississauga is set to see more than 1,400 new rental units under construction, with 25 percent of those offering affordable or below-market rents. The initiative, backed by the federal Housing...
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has released a position statement on the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Design Catalogue initiative. While recognizing the...
The City of Ottawa’s planning and housing committee has approved plans to construct a new six-storey building on Arrowsmith Drive that will provide space for a community food bank and 50 new rental...
Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, in collaboration with local developers and a wide-range of community partners, has launched “BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region,” a community-led partnership with the aim...
The City of Hamilton will eliminate development charges for not-for-profit housing to boost the supply of new affordable and attainable housing units. The city has also approved $655 million for...