Canada’s GDP Growth Lags OECD as Immigration-Led Strategy Stalls Better Dwelling reports that despite Canada’s record-high population growth, its GDP still trails the OECD average. Weak productivity and ballooning household debt are cited as core issues. For the...

Nova Scotia MLA Calls for Expanded Transit to Address Access and Affordability CBC reports that Liberal MLA Fred Tilley is urging the Nova Scotia government to expand regional transit options, including ferries and buses, to improve affordability and mobility for...

Capreit CEO: Stop ‘Sin-Taxing’ Housing like Cigarettes Mark Kenney, CEO of CAPREIT, argues in an op-ed published via The Hill Times that housing is unfairly taxed at twice the rate of other sectors, which suppresses private investment in purpose-built rental...

NSCC Opens New 200-Bed Student Residence in Dartmouth Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) has officially opened a new 200-bed student residence at its Akerley Campus in Dartmouth. The modern multi-unit facility aims to ease housing pressure for students and...

Nova Scotians Will Pay High Price for Province’s ‘Affordable’ Public Housing, Fraser Institute Warns In a commentary for the Fraser Institute published July 28, Alex Whalen and Austin Thompson argue that publicly offered “affordable” housing in Nova Scotia may carry...

Moncton's an Apartment Building Powerhouse. Why Isn't Halifax? Columnist John DeMont explores why Moncton has emerged as a national leader in apartment construction while Halifax lags behind. Moncton is now building nearly 2,000 apartment units per year, compared to...

Nova Scotia’s First Land-for-Housing Project Opens 4 Years After Program Launched In Cole Harbour, N.S., the Crosswoods land-for-housing project—a purpose-built apartment development—has opened its first phase. This initiative demonstrates the province’s strategy to...

CMHC Projects Atlantic Canada Will Fall Short of Housing Supply Targets by 2030 New CMHC modelling shows Nova Scotia will need nearly 70,000 new homes by 2030 to restore housing affordability—yet the province is on pace to miss that target by roughly 31,000 units....

Board Dismisses RHPNS Recusal Motion in Halifax Water Rate Case Board Chair Refuses to Recuse Himself from Panel Despite Challenge of Bias On July 14, 2025, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board dismissed a motion from Rental Housing Providers Nova Scotia (RHPNS)...

simplydbs publishes second part of study on renters’ service and tech preferences simplydbs’ latest report reveals growing renter demand for bundled services like on-site laundry (72%), high-speed internet (68%), and tenant portals (63%), with millennials and Gen Z...