Tag: canada housing minister

Ontario Expanding ‘Strong Mayor’ Powers to 26 More Cities

Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister says he is expandingso-called strong mayor powers beyond Toronto and Ottawa to 26 more large and fast-growing municipalities. Steve Clark says it will ensure the municipalities can deliver on housing commitments as the province works toward a goal of building 1.5 million homes in 10 years. The heads of…


Canada in Short Supply of Housing; Industry Calls for Cuts to Taxes, Fees

Federal housing minister Ahmed Hussen told a House of Commons committee that the country needs more houses urgently. “We need more housing supply in Canada,” he told the Public Accounts Committee on May 18. “We have the fastest-growing population in the G7. We have a very low housing supply of all types.” According to Blacklock’s Reporter,…