Members of County of Essex Council had to decide whether or not an Intensive Supportive Housing Program should continue in the County. The program assists the most vulnerable in the community. The County and City began to operate an Intensive Supportive Housing Program three-years ago, which provides specialized support to individuals experiencing homelessness and facing […]

Canada’s housing shortage, widely recognized as a national crisis and the catalyst of significant immigration cuts, is The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. More than a quarter of 96 editors surveyed voted for the housing shortage as the most consequential story of 2024. The Jasper wildfires came in second place, while tensions between […]

A national organization that advocates for the rights of tenants is calling for all municipalities to require a building permit and engineering report to verify residents have to be vacated in order to do renovation work which is often just a guise to remove renters so that prices can be significantly increased. On February 28th, […]

Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show.  Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through an access-to-information request show Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada analyzed the potential effects immigration would have on the economy, housing and services, as it prepared […]