‘In a perfect storm right now’: labour supply, record immigration complicate daunting housing supply problem, say experts

Canada welcomed more than 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, 341,000 permanent residents in 2019, and was able to admit more than 184,500 over the course of 2020 despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen is pictured in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 27, 2020. In a Jan. 13 announcement, the minister said the pandemic has 'absolutely, undoubtedly created a lot of challenges, and exacerbated existing housing challenges and access to affordable housing.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

January 19, 2022

The minister responsible for tackling the country's twin problems of housing affordability and supply is staring down "a bit of a perfect storm right now" as Canada grapples with a combination of construction labour shortages, ongoing supply chain issues, and record levels of new immigrants, says th...

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