Affordable Housing
Profiles
Toronto’s New Housing Development Office ‘Separates Policy From Execution’: Jag Sharma
Toronto’s Deputy City Manager of Development and Growth Services, Jag Sharma, talks to STOREYS about the newly-launched Housing Development Office and its place in the greater structure of the City.
Jul 31, 2025
Affordable Housing
CreateTO Flexes 15 Sites To Be Rolled Out Under New ‘Toronto Builds’ Framework
The City of Toronto has expressed a desire to create a new entity known as Canada-Ontario-Toronto Builds (COT Builds), which takes a cue from the widely applauded BC Builds.
Opinion
Op-Ed: If We're Serious About Sixplexes, We Need To Get Serious About DCs
We are facing an unprecedented affordability crisis, and there is no logical justification for a tax that directly raises rents and home prices, writes lawyer and tech entrepreneur Liam Gill.
Policy
City-Wide Sixplexes, Apartment Infill On Tomorrow’s Housing Committee Agenda
This month’s Toronto Planning and Housing Committee agenda is all about diversifying and expanding housing options in areas already supported by public infrastructure.
The 2025 PacificWest Conference Lands In Vancouver This October
On October 21 and 22, Western Canada’s premier real estate conference will take over the Vancouver Convention Centre East, bringing together the country’s realtors, developers, brokers, and builders for two full days of learning, dialogue, and connection.
Urbanity Fair
Faith In Housing: The Missed Opportunity On Faith-Based Lands
Faith-based institutions are uniquely positioned to contribute to the affordable housing landscape, but the regulatory environment is making it almost impossible for them to act.
Real Estate News
Toronto City Council Approves 7 High-Rise Proposals From Choice, Diamante, And More
The lion’s share of development applications before Council this month got the green light, which is perhaps a testament to the intensified emphasis on homebuilding in Toronto.
Affordable Housing
‘Housing Now’ Development On Eglinton Ave East Advances, New Renderings Released
The renderings were released as a part of a Site Plan Approval application for phase one of the highly anticipated co-op housing project — Ontario's largest in 25 years.
Policy
Carney Pledges To Get Feds Back Into "Business of Homebuilding"
The announcement is joined by newly released specifics surrounding Carney's housing plan, which aims to double the pace of housing construction to 500,000 homes a year by cutting red tape and taxes.
Real Estate News
27 Cities Received A Housing Accelerator Fund Bonus – Why Didn't Toronto?
Other cities, such as Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary, earned bonuses in the tens of millions for their efforts to spur housing development in their respective communities.
Toronto
Feds Announce $2.55B In Support Of Toronto Rental Housing Projects
The $2.55 billion in low-cost financing will speed up the delivery of 4,831 rental homes, including a minimum of 1,075 affordable rental units.
Real Estate News
How Long Does It Take New Market-Rate Housing To Become Affordable?
Key factors in answering that question include the "filtering" effect of housing as well as construction timelines.
Policy
Toronto Looks To Defer DCs For “Stalled” Condo Projects With Affordable Units
It’s estimated that up to 3,000 condominium units can be moved through the development review pipeline with the proposed development charges deferral.
Policy
Canada Is Building Fewer Homes To Accommodate Population Growth Than Ever Before
A new study from CHBA reiterates a tune that the development industry and (some) policymakers have been singing for a while now: in order to achieve housing affordability, development charges and application timelines need to be reduced.
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