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Government & Policy
A brand-new wildlife overpass spanning Highway 93/95 — also known as Kootenay Highway — near Radium Hot Springs in the British Columbia interior is helping animals safely cross the busy roadway while reducing the risk of...
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The federal government is investing at least $2.7 billion to build more than 18 housing projects across Toronto.
Government & Policy
BC Hydro is purchasing a natural gas-fired power plant in Campbell River to provide backup electricity during periods of high demand. The need for additional electricity capacity is being driven by population growth, new...
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The federal government and the City of Toronto are putting more than $2.7 billion behind 18 rental housing projects across the city over the next three years, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mayor Olivia Chow announced We...
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Another candidate running for mayor in the October 2026 civic election is making Metro Vancouver Regional District reform a key campaign promise. Delta Mayor George Harvie announced today he will pursue withdrawing the C...
EXPERT
There was a time when buying a home in Ontario was considered a realistic milestone of adulthood. For many young people today, it feels more like winning the lottery.A striking new poll conducted on behalf of Royal LePag...
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Canada would need to roughly double investment in new residential construction over the next decade, potentially intensifying competition for capital and keeping borrowing costs higher.
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Vancouver City Council voted Monday to approve Holborn Group's rezoning application for the Hudson's Bay parkade block redevelopment — clearing the way for what would be Western Canada's tallest tower.Holborn called it "...
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Vancouver City Council has approved one of the most ambitious private sector-led building projects in the city’s history, allowing local developer Holborn Group’s landmark multi-tower redevelopment of the Hudson’s Bay pa...
Advocacy Update
The TRREB North Government Relations Committee (GRC) Working Group has been discussing a range of planning and housing policy issues impacting York Region and Simcoe County. Key topics include provincial Official Plan re...
Government & Policy
Vancouver City Council has unanimously approved the first key steps for major land use change that could eventually allow the former Molson Coors brewery site at the south end of the Burrard Street Bridge to be transform...
Government & Policy
Canada’s building boom is slowing, but still very much alive–even without population growth. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows housing starts slipped in June. BMO Capital Markets wrote to investor...
Government & Policy
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June fell six per cent compared with May.
Garry Marr
The policy argument for buying these units is that they are cheaper than building low-income housing
Government & Policy
One year after CN Rail first announced its plan to wind down its operations of the Sea to Sky railway corridor between Squamish and 100 Mile House, the Government of British Columbia formally outlined its position today...
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One of the single most ambitious private development proposals in Vancouver’s history is set to be considered by Vancouver City Council this summer. The proposal consists of building the city’s three tallest buildings —...
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Regulations under Schedule 8 of Bill 10, the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025 , have come into force on July 1, 2026. TRREB shared concerns with the province which were considered and eff...
This Week’s Top Stories
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Affordability Best In 4 Years, Still At 90s Bubble Levels: RBC Canadian housing affordability is the best it’s been in the past 4 years,...
Government & Policy
Almost exactly four years after the Vancouver Plan was approved by the previous makeup of Vancouver City Council in July 2022, one of its major components — bringing mixed-use residential and commercial density into trad...
Advocacy Update
TRREB’s Government Relations Committee (GRC) East Working Group is focusing on policy issues and regional development impacting housing supply and affordability across Durham Region. The Working Group hosted a roundtable...
Government & Policy
Affordability is often the first conversation in today’s housing market for REALTORS® and their clients. Buyers want good value while staying within their budget, while sellers want the best possible price for their prop...
Government & Policy
A new tool that UBC is calling the “first-of-its-kind” suggests there’s a potential pathway for building an unprecedented amount of affordable housing units on publicly owned land in B.C. Early analysis via the B.C. Publ...
Government & Policy
Canadian economic output rebounded sharply after spending a month in negative territory. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows gross domestic product (GDP) ripped higher in April. The surge wasn’t a sign of an economy b...
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