Etiket: affordable
Affordable housing increasingly expensive to build
(Quebec) The Legault government’s new affordable housing program faces a significant increase in construction costs of more than 30%, with a price per unit exceeding $450,000. Quebec assures that this…
Montreal is targeting 10,000 affordable housing units in the future Namur-Hippodrome district
Half of the 20,000 housing units that will see the light of day on the Namur-Hippodrome site will be affordable and protected from real estate speculation, Valérie Plante promised on…
Affordable Housing | Quebec got a small share of Ottawa’s billions
(Ottawa) Quebec has received until now only a fraction of the billions allocated by the Trudeau government in affordable housing programs, we learn in a compilation carried out by the…
Trudeau announces new fund to protect affordable rents
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued his pre-budget offensive Thursday by announcing the creation of a new fund aimed at protecting and expanding the country’s affordable housing stock. The Canadian Rent…
Justin Trudeau announces new measures for more affordable childcare
The federal government’s pre-budget charm offensive was back for a second straight day on Thursday, this time targeting parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the…
Justin Trudeau announces new measures for more affordable childcare
The federal government’s pre-budget charm offensive was back for a second straight day on Thursday, this time targeting parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the…
Cottages | The waterfront becomes more affordable again
In 2023, the average value of a waterfront residence fell by 8% in Quebec, according to a Royal LePage report. Posted at 1:53 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. This significant…
Rivian to expand its range with two new, more affordable SUVs
The young American electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian recently unveiled two new models which will seek to generate more sales volume through more attractive price ranges. Based on the manufacturer’s new…
SSD 990 EVO | Affordable speed
Samsung is relaunching its affordable SSD hard drive model, with the 990 EVO which can reach, we are promised, a speed of 5000 MB/s. Which is not entirely true, but…
Construction of social and affordable housing | Montreal grants a respite to real estate developers
To try to stimulate residential construction, which is slowing down, the City of Montreal is suspending for two years part of the contributions that developers must pay for social housing,…
Montreal can and must remain an affordable metropolis
Over the past 20 years, more than 153,000 housing units have been built in Montreal, with a record year in 2021 of 13,200 units started. This number is impressive! So,…
Ateliers 3333, artist studios that will remain affordable
In response to the article published in The duty Friday entitled “Rents explode in a state-funded artist studio building”, we believe it is appropriate to provide more information to truly…
Smaller, Affordable Models | Ford is working on a new electric platform
Ford boss Jim Farley revealed last week that the American manufacturer had been working for two years on a new modular platform intended to serve as the basis for smaller,…
“Making ethics accessible through very affordable prices”
The brand, created almost 10 years ago, has just opened its first store, in Paris. And continues to highlight its social vocation, by participating in the emancipation of Indian women…
Affordable Housing | Gently densify cities
Would it be possible to build affordable housing and, at the same time, reduce urban sprawl? This is the bet taken by the MRC of Brome-Missisquoi, inspired by two American…
Energy efficient and affordable project in Quebec | “You have to be crazy to do what you do”
In Quebec, social housing of incredible quality, with minimal impact on the environment, is created by a passionate team. The Albédo, under construction in Sainte-Foy, illustrates its efforts to design…
Honda and GM abandon joint project for “affordable” electric vehicles
(Tokyo) The second Japanese car manufacturer Honda and the American General Motors announced on Thursday that they were abandoning their plan to jointly manufacture “affordable” electric vehicles, the sale of…
Electrification | These affordable electric vehicles
For many households, the prices of electric vehicles constitute a barrier to their adoption, a perception confirmed by a survey carried out at the beginning of the year by the…
To put an end to the word “affordable”
The word “affordable” is in the news a lot these days. Updated yesterday at 6:00 a.m. There is the federal Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, who has just announced a…
Bill C-56 on affordable housing and groceries | Cold reception from the business world
(Ottawa) The Trudeau government undermines “the stable and predictable rules of the free market” with its reform of the Competition law, accuses the Business Council of Canada. In addition to…