OTTAWA — In response to the trade war that continues to build daily, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Habitat for Humanity
Canada and the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) have formed a coalition to propose a policy plan that protects the nation’s housing industry.
Housing Canada: A Sovereign Plan to Protect Canadians and Build a Resilient Housing System is a plan that identifies 10 pillars aimed at responding to the challenges at hand, explains a release.
The recommendations are as follows:
- Create an immediate housing safety net for Canadians.
- Protect renters from falling into homelessness.
- Double the share of community housing.
- Ensure access to the land and infrastructure required to build communities.
- Create resilient housing material supply chains.
- Develop a housing skills agenda for Canada.
- Reform taxes to facilitate homebuilding.
- Streamline permissions to facilitate homebuilding.
- Accelerate innovation to build faster, less expensive and better homes.
- Rapidly expand urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing.
“As we confront the realities of a housing crisis, mounting economic pressures and the resulting threat of surging homelessness, it’s imperative we unite as a sector to propose and implement the solutions Canadians need,” said Tim Richter, president, and CEO of the CAEH in a statement. “This plan is more than just a response; it is a commitment to building a resilient housing system that works for everyone.”
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