Etiket: housing
Federal Liberals unveil plan to solve housing crisis
The federal Liberals unveiled their plan to resolve the housing crisis on Friday. This includes new tax incentives, more than $1 billion for the homeless and a nationwide effort to…
“The lease for life does not exist”, responds the president of the Social Union for Housing to the Minister of Housing
Guillaume Kasbarian wants to end the lease of social housing tenants who are no longer eligible. The State itself has asked that the rent supplement not be applied “in the…
Bookstores soon to open in social housing in working-class neighborhoods, announces Rachida Dati
“This new system aims to bring books closer to the public, in particular those far from reading,” underlines the Minister of Culture to “Echos”. Published on 04/12/2024 07:51 Update 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…
Quebec obtained a small share of the billions for housing
(Ottawa) Quebec has so far received only a fraction of the billions allocated by the Trudeau government in affordable housing programs, we learn in a compilation carried out by the…
TRUE OR FALSE. Is it true that only 37% of social housing is equipped with elevators, as Sabrina Agresti-Roubache states?
The Secretary of State for Citizenship and the City assures that “in priority neighborhoods, 37% of buildings are served by elevators”. It’s true, according to data from an interministerial report…
Housing shortage | We need a new “Marshall Plan”, believes the Bloc
(Montreal) The Bloc Québécois is proposing nothing more and nothing less than a new “Marshall Plan”, similar to the one launched after the Second World War, to build thousands of…
Broadening of the Françoise David law | The Minister of Housing votes for a solidarity motion
(Quebec) The Minister of Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau – like the vast majority of her CAQ colleagues – voted for a motion from Québec solidaire (QS) asking in particular the four…
Housing crisis and immigration benefit Dutch populism
“I have never seen such a housing crisis,” exclaims Maurits van Leeuwen. Not for the richest, of course, but for everyone looking for medium or low priced accommodation. In the…
INFOGRAPHICS. How Airbnb multi-tenants are contributing to the housing crisis in major French cities
On the Boulevard des Italians, in the heart of Paris, the presence of tourists with their suitcases surprises no one. In recent years, travelers have moved into the Haussmann-style apartments…
Ottawa will invest 600 million to make housing construction easier
The federal Liberal government is planning a $600 million loan and financing package to make housing construction easier and less expensive for homeowners and renters. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced…
Pre-budget announcements | Trudeau promises 600 million to encourage innovation in housing construction
(Ottawa) Housing, housing, housing: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to hit this crucial nail for the popularity of his Liberal government in anticipation of the budget, which will be tabled…
Pre-budget announcements | A new federal fund of 1.5 billion for housing
(Ottawa) Justin Trudeau continues to hit the same nail as part of his pre-budget tour. Once again, on Thursday, he made access to housing the theme of his announcement, launching…
“There are seven of us in a 4 1/2”: refugees are forced to live crowded in Montreal housing
Political refugees who thought they would find better living conditions in Quebec find themselves, in the middle of a housing crisis, living crammed into unsanitary apartments for which they pay…
Trudeau announces the launch of “Build in Canada”, another incentive for housing construction
Another day, another announcement on housing, and another interference in provincial areas of jurisdiction. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday the launch of the “Build in Canada” program which will…
Pre-budget announcements | Another rain of billions for housing
(Ottawa) The Trudeau government continues to outline the contents of the budget which will be tabled in approximately two weeks. On day five of this operation, Wednesday, new measures on…
Housing projects | 30 million more for decontamination in Montreal
Montreal will be able to release an additional sum of around 30 million to decontaminate land dedicated to housing projects, in the east of the metropolis and elsewhere, under an…
Federal budget | Six billion for essential housing infrastructure, Trudeau promises
(Ottawa) The Trudeau government intends to loosen the purse strings again in its next budget in order to stimulate the construction of new housing. Published at 11:39 a.m. To this…
Five billion to convince the provinces to adopt federal housing priorities
Faced with the housing crisis, Ottawa is putting $5 billion on the table to convince the provinces to adopt some of its housing priorities, including the tenants’ charter of rights…
Catherine Leroux | Imagination to combat the housing crisis
It is a strikingly topical book that Catherine Leroux offers with Glass peoplea dark, lucid and confronting fifth novel about the housing and homelessness crisis. Updated yesterday at 1:00 p.m.…