Revamped design catalogue aims to grow more than just Canada’s affordable housing stock, says Minister Fraser

The housing design catalogue is a welcome ‘blast from the past,’ but the way in which new homes are built doesn’t have to be, says CHRA’s Ray Sullivan.

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser, left, holds up a post-war catalogue of small house designs at a Dec. 12, 2023, press conference to announce the federal government's plan to introduce a similar inventory of home designs to help increase efficiency in home building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

January 10, 2024

Ahead of the official launch of consultations on a revamped catalogue of pre-approved housing designs, Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he believes the initiative will not only streamline and accelerate increases to Canada’s housing stock, but also remove barriers to entr...

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