N.S. government yet to make plan for land bought at Shannon Park 'We know we want to maximize affordable housing for that area,' says Public Works minister The Nova Scotia government has not yet decided what to do with two parcels of land it recently bought at Shannon...

Canadian Housing Starts Collapse As Ontario Falls To 2009 Levels Canada’s politicians spent billions in taxpayer resources to stimulate new homebuilding, and the exact opposite is happening. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows a sharp decline in...

April 30, 2025 - Changes to Residential Tenancies Program The remaining amendments to Bill 467 will go into effect on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. These changes include: Changing eviction timelines for non-payment of rent Terminating a tenancy for problematic behaviour...

New affordable, supportive housing for youth opening in Halifax The provincial government has announced an agreement with a youth support organization that will create new supportive housing in Halifax. The government says the partnership, including the Affordable...

N.S. scoops up land at Shannon Park for $16.8M, expects 600 affordable units to be built Two parcels of federal land purchased for 'well below market value,' says provincial government The Nova Scotia government is wading into the redevelopment of Shannon Park in...

Atlantic Canada & Prairies To Be Hit Hard By China’s Tariff Retaliation Atlantic provinces is “in the eye of the storm.”  Canada’s trade war with the world’s largest economy is a serious threat to its stability. In fact, it’s such an economic threat that almost no...

If politicians want to solve the housing crisis, make it less political Canada’s housing crisis is the result of a chronic shortage of homes in the locations where people want and need to live. This is not a new problem, nor is it a particularly complex one. Yet,...

Housing proposals during federal campaign hearken back to a different kind of war 1940s wartime policy built tens of thousands of homes. Could Canada do that again? The trade war may be top of voters' minds this election, but so is housing. And amid proposals to fix...

Hansard Transcripts Hansard Transcripts are the official report of what was said in the House of Assembly Friday, March 21, 2025 Susan LeBlanc, NDP - RTA: ENFORCEMENT UNIT ABANDONED - EXPLAIN

To keep members informed about the federal election, RHPNS will share press releases from federal political parties on housing and the economy until the April 28 election. Press releases are listed below in alphabetical order by party. CPC March 26 - Responding To...