Olivia Chow makes pitch for 10,000 new rental homes, voices ‘concern’ over potential ballot confusion
By Phil Tsekouras, Published: October 08, 2026 Olivia Chow says she’ll have shovels in the ground on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027 if re-elected. At a campaign announcement Thursday morning, Chow said the pledge builds on the 60 housing projects currently under construction in the city, which will deliver 16,000 rental homes when complete, including thousands of affordable and rent-controlled spaces. “For too many people, a home here is slipping out of reach. That’s not acceptable to me. I...
read moreRental developers put projects on hold as costs rise, CMHC survey finds
A CMHC survey finds rising costs are prompting developers to delay projects and reduce unit sizes, even as new supply helps ease pressure on rents. Written by CMT Team September 29, 2026 New rental supply is helping cool rents in parts of Canada, but rising development costs are making the next round of projects harder to build, according to a survey commissioned by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Some 72% of respondents said they had paused or cancelled projects in their pipelines in...
read moreMayor promises to go after ‘slumlords’ with proactive inspections of problem apartments
Chow has continued to aggressively court renter votes after the cohort showed up for her in the 2023 mayoral byelection Aidan Chamandy, Sep 25, 2026 TORONTO – Olivia Chow promised to “go after slumlords” by establishing a new unit dedicated to bolstering property standards enforcement in Toronto apartment buildings if she’s reelected on Oct. 26. The move continues Chow’s aggressive courtship of renters during her three-year term — which includes moves like a new renoviction bylaw — after...
read moreCanada’s Plan To Fix Housing? Just Change What Affordable Means
Stephen Punwasi, September 17, 2026 Canada’s building boom and slowing population growth finally pushed it closer to its affordability target. Just kidding. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation‘s (CMHC) 2026 Housing Supply Report shows it was never a real target. Despite billions in subsidies and slower population growth, its estimated gap barely budged. The agency’s latest report pushes the target further back, while lowering the bar for affordability. The affordability target has...
read moreManitoba’s maximum rent increase set at 3% for next year
Guideline for this year is 1.8% Arturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Sep 03, 2026 The maximum permitted rent increase for most residential properties in Manitoba has been set to three per cent in 2027. The provincial government said in a news release Thursday that tenants whose rent is going up on Jan. 1 must receive notice by Sept. 30. The rent increase guideline is calculated based on inflation and is capped within the Bank of Canada’s inflation control target range, which is currently...
read moreSix charts that explain Canada’s incoming countertariffs on U.S. goods
By: Jason Kirby and Dexter McMillan, Updated September 6, 2026 On Tuesday, Canada is set to slap countertariffs on roughly $28-billion of U.S. goods, ranging from carpets and cutlery to radiators and steel rods, barring a last-minute deal between the two countries. The duties, which would cover hundreds of items, are scheduled to come into effect at 12:01 a.m. Ottawa has said it designed the tariffs as a tit-for-tat response to President Donald Trump’s use of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of...
read moreB.C. caps residential rent increases at 2.2% in 2027
This is the seventh consecutive year that the B.C. government has capped annual residential rent increases at or below inflation Glen Korstrom, Aug 27, 2026 The B.C. government is capping the maximum allowable annual rent increase that landlords can charge residential tenants at 2.2 per cent starting Jan. 1, 2027. That is down from the 2.3 per cent maximum increase allowed this year, and marks the seventh consecutive year where the maximum allowable increase has been capped at or below...
read moreCanada-U.S. trade talks collapsed over disputed deal terms, Carney’s envoy says
Mark Wiseman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said there was no one issue that led talks to end without an agreement Author of the article: Bloomberg News, Josh Wingrove, Published Aug 23, 2026 U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed over a range of issues where the written text of a potential deal was at odds with what the Canadian side believed it had agreed to, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s top U.S. envoy says. Mark Wiseman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said in an interview Sunday that there...
read moreOntario, Canada governments announce $1 billion for infrastructure to support housing
By The Canadian Press, Published: August 16, 2026 OTTAWA — Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes. The money will go to municipalities that do not collect development charges for things like roads, bridges and water systems. The Ontario government and the federal government are each pitching in $500 million. Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the partnership will lower up front costs and boost...
read moreAs housing starts expected to slow, major developer says Canada must continue building
CEO of Skyline expects immigration and housing demand to pick up again in the future Andrew Lam · CBC News · Posted: Aug 09, 2026 As some housing developers hold back on new construction projects, one of Canada’s largest real estate companies says it intends to keep building — and it’s important the country continues to do so. Different parts of Canada have seen record levels of housing construction in recent years. But the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation projects housing starts...
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