Protecting and expanding affordable housing Key Points Today the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new $1.5 billion Canada Rental Protection Fund to support non-market housing providers acquire existing housing developments. Summary During a housing...

On Monday, 25, 2024, IPOANS made an appearance before Nova Scotia's Legislature Law Amendments Committee to present our stance on Bill 419, the Financial Measures Act. Statement by Kevin Russell Executive Director Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia...

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau Fairness for every generation Everyone deserves to succeed. But today, for too many younger Canadians, doing as well as your parents or better – doesn’t seem possible. The middle-class dream feels out of reach. Your hard work...

Province Indexing Income Assistance Rates The Province is taking further action to support vulnerable Nova Scotians by indexing income assistance rates. All income assistance streams will be indexed annually based on the consumer price index (CPI). In 2024-25, rates...

Cole Harbour residents express concerns about proposed 500-unit development New long-term care facility proposed for the site alongside 4 apartment buildings A new proposal to build a long-term care facility and four apartment buildings on a busy corner in Cole...

They lead to a slowdown in construction and a deterioration in supply hurting future tenants Many housing advocates champion rent controls as a panacea for rising rents, but a wealth of empirical evidence indicates that while such controls may offer temporary respite...

N.S. government extends registration deadline for short-term rentals Airbnb operators and other short-term rentals in Nova Scotia are being handed a break by the Houston government. The Tourist Accommodations Registration Act came into effect in April 2020 requiring...

N.S. rental options shrink as prices increase According to the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS), the rental market has the potential to get even tighter due to the province’s five per cent rent cap for occupied apartments. Many landlords...

$89M for Halifax Water's new Burnside building is 'excessive,' says provincial regulator Price not justifiable, according the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board The proposed $89-million price tag for a new Halifax Water operations centre in Burnside is not...

Canadian Standard of Living Plummets Lower, Approaching Lost Decade: NBF Canadians were warned about building a housing-based economy, now they’re approaching a lost decade. National Bank of Canada Financial (NBF) recently wrote to institutions to warn the country’s...