The address by IPOANS Executive Director to the Law Amendments Committee. Remarks on Bill 339 Law Amendments Committee October 23, 2023 Mr. Chair and members of the Law Amendments Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak today on Bill 339, amendments to the...

For Immediate Release October 20, 2023 Lack of government action on compliance and enforcement makes housing crisis worse Thursday’s announcement by Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc that the government won’t be bringing in a compliance and enforcement unit...

For Immediate Release October 19, 2023 Bill 350 - another bad housing idea by the NDP Nova Scotia New Democrats continue to bring forward bad housing ideas that make the housing crisis worse. The latest bad idea is Bill 350 that would make no pet policies in apartment...

N.S. government not moving ahead with a residential tenancy enforcement unit this year Report called for it to be in place by March, but province will miss that timeline The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation this fall to create a residential...

Harmful’ bill hurts affordable housing and escalates taxes in HRM: municipal leaders “Hearing HRM complain about the lack of consultation is quite rich." "HRM doesn’t engage in a meaningful consultation with the people and businesses who actually build housing.” -...

‘Harmful’ bill hurts affordable housing and escalates taxes in HRM: municipal leaders “Hearing HRM complain about the lack of consultation is quite rich." "HRM doesn’t engage in a meaningful consultation with the people and businesses who actually build housing.” -...

PCs introduce bill to give N.S. government more say over HRM development Housing minister says changes are needed in order to speed residential construction in the capital The Houston government is giving itself even more power to control development in the Halifax...

For Immediate Release October 10, 2023 NDP ideas will increase homelessness, worsen housing crisis Housing policies announced by NDP Leader Claudia Chender in recent weeks will increase the number of unhoused Nova Scotians and make the province’s housing crisis worse....

Ottawa approves Halifax's bid for federal housing money to fast-track new construction Halifax Regional Municipality will get $79.3M over 4 years to build more than 10,000 new units Ottawa has approved Halifax's bid for federal housing money, which will be used to...

Nova Scotia to hike taxes, fines for short-term rental operators New rules will come into effect next spring Nova Scotia is changing the rules for short-term rentals, including by hiking the tax applied when operators register. The tax will vary depending on location,...