A local need, met with new rental supply. 42 seniors are currently on the housing wait list in Kings County, PEI. A rezoning is enabling 30 new purpose-built rental homes for seniors in the community of Three Rivers. Read more: thespec.com/news/canada/thre…

Remote communities face some of the toughest rental supply barriers: limited labour, high shipping costs, short building seasons. Hay River's modular approach cuts through those constraints, and if it scales, could change how Canada builds in hard-to-reach markets.

Institutional capital doesn't flow to markets it doesn't trust. BGO's bet on Pivot and The James signals real confidence in Canada's rental sector, but that confidence depends on policy staying predictable enough to keep it coming. Learn more: rentalhousingcanada.ca

When students can’t find housing near campus, they compete with workers and families for rental homes elsewhere. EY estimates Canada needs 400,000 purpose-built student beds within six years. Building them will ease pressure across the rental market. More: rentalhousingcanada.ca

Calgary’s strong housing construction reflects projects planned, financed and approved years ago. But development permits are down 42% year over year, pointing to a thinner pipeline. Sustaining rental supply will require keeping new projects moving.

RHC met with MP @BradRedekopp to discuss Bill C-287, the Housing Cost Transparency Act. We support the principle of greater transparency in housing cost decisions and appreciated the chance to learn more about the Bill. Thank you to MP Redekopp for the conversation.

Policy design matters. Metro Vancouver’s purpose-built rental construction collapsed in the 1970s after rent controls weakened investment incentives. With 2 in 5 residents renting, RHC brings rental providers’ perspectives to debates across Canada, keeping supply in focus.

They made it! These modular homes arrived in Ulukhaktok, NWT after travelling by barge to the community. It’s a great look at how different housing delivery can be across Canada and how modular construction can help respond to the realities of remote and northern communities.

La Tuque will have its first second-stage transitional home for Indigenous people, with five new units and culturally rooted supports developed in partnership with the Atikamekw Nation Council. Different housing needs require different solutions across the full housing continuum.

New rental supply can come from many different models. Sudbury’s Peace Tower Project brings together community-led development, public investment and innovative construction to deliver new rental homes. Canada needs more approaches that help get housing built.