National housing review panel says housing, like health care, should be universal

A review panel studying the financialization of rental housing is calling for national consensus protections for renters, and more funding for non-market housing to match other OECD countries

Housing Minister Sean Fraser's office says the report will play an important role informing the government's plan to 'solve Canada's housing crisis.' Fraser has until Sept. 26 to deliver the federal government's official response to the review panel's recommendations.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

June 3, 2024

A first-ever review of the financialization of Canada’s purpose-built rental housing market says the federal government must do more to fully realize the right to housing, and should take the lead on a national consensus to protect tenants.

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