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Bill 467 Law Amendments Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act
Before rent control was introduced in 2020, Nova Scotia experienced lower rent increases than Canadian jurisdictions like Ontario and BC that had rent control. Since rent control was introduced in Nova Scotia, rents have skyrocketed on newly built units, driving up the overall rental costs.
Legislature Fall Sitting 2024
Hansard Transcripts Hansard Transcripts are the official report of what was said in the House of Assembly. Tuesday, September 10, 2024 When arriving webpage you might have to scroll slightly up or down. Introduction of Bills Bill No. 467, Interim Residential Rental...
Residential Tenancies
Province releases $300K report on tenancy enforcement unit Minister Colton LeBlanc says unit would create more red tape The government might have a report that outlines how a residential tenancies compliance and enforcement unit could work in Nova Scotia, but the...
Fixed-Term Leases
N.S. rent cap extension futile due to ‘massive loophole’ in rental system: advocates HALIFAX — A loophole in Nova Scotia’s rental housing rules is making the provincial government’s proposed rent cap extension essentially useless, housing advocates and opposition...
HRM
Cogswell District construction to come in under budget, on time Halifax staff say the project cost has dropped from $122 million to $113 million he Cogswell District redevelopment in downtown Halifax is on schedule to finish next year and will actually come in under...
HRM
Cogswell District construction to come in under budget, on time Halifax staff say the project cost has dropped from $122 million to $113 million he Cogswell District redevelopment in downtown Halifax is on schedule to finish next year and will actually come in under...
Short Term Rentals
Short-term rental operators ponder future as N.S. regulations loom Nova Scotia’s new regulations around short-term rentals take effect Sept. 30 and a lot of people aren’t happy with the changes. Mike Cowie is one of them. For the last four years he has operated...
Development
Halifax construction project different from ‘anything Nova Scotia has seen yet’ A Halifax construction project valued at $1.6 billion and that could last 12 years begins this week. Southwest Properties will build apartment buildings and single-family homes to house...
Immigration
Canadian Immigration Policy Isn’t Helping Anyone: BMO Canada’s attempt to use immigration as stimulus might be backfiring. That was the message from a new BMO report, looking at the unusually high unemployment rate for recent immigrants. The labor market for recent...
Energy Poverty
Bridgewater wants to lift people out of energy poverty, but helping renters is a struggle McGill University study estimated 38 per cent of town spending big chunk of income on energy A program aimed at lifting at least 350 households in Bridgewater, N.S., out of...
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