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,...

Sites for new public housing not finalized, contrary to P.C. announcement Housing minister apologizes for mixed messaging The Progressive Conservative caucus jumped the gun in announcing where some long-awaited new public housing will be built, the province's housing...

N.S. Legal Aid lawyer calls for renoviction ban to ease growing rental housing crisis Councillor Sam Austin called it an emergency. Elizabeth Fry Society had just released its annual homelessness survey and the results were alarming. The report showed that the number...

Nova Scotia to remove provincial portion of HST from new apartment building construction projects Premier Tim Houston says his government will reassess the measure after 2 years The Nova Scotia government will match steps announced by Ottawa last week and remove the...

What the Liberals' affordability bill means for Canadians, and how it will affect housing and food prices On Thursday Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tabled Bill C-56, which removes the GST on new rental housing and amends the Competition Act OTTAWA — Minister...