Tag: housing
Asylum-seekers struggling to find housing
MONTREAL - Some of the asylum-seekers who have recently crossed the Canada-U.S. border say they're struggling to find a place to live once they...
Small group profiting from Airbnb rentals: study
MONTREAL - New research suggests a small number of large commercial property owners are the most successful on Airbnb and are eating up the...
Ontario to tax foreign buyers, expand rent control
TORONTO - Ontario plans to help cool a hot housing market by bringing in a 15-per-cent foreign buyer tax, expanding rent control, allowing Toronto...
Housing measures coming ‘very soon’: Wynne
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says her government will introduce a package of housing affordability measures "very soon" that she believes will have...
Feds explore creation of new housing benefit
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at creating a new benefit to help low-income Canadians who struggle to pay the rent each month.
Multiple...
Ontario Helping First-time Homebuyers
Ontario will help more people purchase their first home through a proposal to double the maximum Land Transfer Tax refund for eligible first-time homebuyers...
Legislation Would Support Better Access to Affordable Housing Across the Province
Today, Ontario reintroduced the Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016 that would, if passed, help ensure better access to affordable and adequate housing for the...
Headlines this morning
LONG-SOUGHT INQUIRY LAUNCHES TODAY
A number of indigenous traditions are expected to be part of a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau,...
Making headlines this morning
FOREIGN HOMEBUYER TAX IN B.C. TAKES EFFECT:
A 15 per cent tax on foreign homebuyers in Metro Vancouver takes effect today. It was introduced by...
Local Refugee Sponsorship Committee Waiting for Arrival of Syrian Family
A Refugee Sponsorship Committee, led by Willowgrove United Church, and encompassing several United Churches within the geographic boundaries of Algoma Presbytery, is anxiously awaiting...
