Tenants describe ‘dramatic erosion’ of existing affordable housing, call on feds to take action

A House Human Resources Committee report called for a fund to help non-profits acquire affordable housing. The Nov. 21 fiscal update did not include such a fund, but advocates call for one to be created in the next federal budget.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser speak to reporters on Nov. 28 about the rollout of new measures announced in the government’s fall economic statement.

Following warnings from researchers and a House committee that the country is losing far more affordable housing units than it is creating, long-term tenants in two of Canada’s fastest growing cities are describing what it looks like when large landlords look to ‘reposit...

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