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...
The Ontario government has announced it is planning to spend $325 million in water infrastructure projects to help build up to 107,000 new homes across the province. The funding is being delivered...
Across Canada, the demand for rental housing is intensifying. The unprecedented demand for rentals is a result of several factors, including Canada’s population growth, ongoing inflation, constraints...
The City of Hamilton is stepping up efforts to address the housing crisis with a plan for 2025, prioritizing expansion of affordable housing options, enhanced support for vulnerable communities and...
Last month, the federal government announced that it would be investing $10 million for 18 applied research projects that explore “specific, impactful ways” to help Canada meet its housing and...
For a day or two in December, the architectural imagination migrates its medium, and the workaday tribulations of CAD, Revit and Grasshopper give way to the tactile, aromatic pleasures of cloves...
Other Canadian cities have innovated in order to ensure their residents are housed. Surely the nation's capital can do the same. Last month, the federal government formally announced a commitment of...