How To Fix Canada’s Housing Crisis - Macleans.ca
It's an election year and, for once, all our federal party leaders agree on something: Canada is in the throes of a debilitating housing crisis that's wreaking political, economic and societal havoc. Forget buying a home—even rents are unaffordable for most Canadians. Where our politicians differ is on how to fix it. Pierre Poilievre wants to cut fees and taxes for building new homes, while the Liberals are offering cities millions of dollars to densify. Our response: all of the above, please. In fact, we've assembled 25 smart, surprising, common-sense solutions that will help us build homes fast, lower prices and cool down our blazing market. Some are futuristic, such as robot construction workers or massive 3D printers extruding entire houses. Others tackle big-picture policy, like how to fill labor shortages and free up more land for development. The one thing they have in common: they're all absolutely achievable. Between 2018 and 2022, the number of people experiencing homelessnes