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Cost of housing in Canada

The Crown gets good value from IR postings, IMO, especially when the benefits were significantly reduced in 2013. If the government invested to turn each base into a 15-minute city, there could be a case to further revise IR benefits, but that’s likely a stretch.
 
"A culture shift regarding housing" is unlikely without the kind of culture shift that would first make us like the Japanese. They won't tolerate the kind of public conduct we do.

I was impressed by the peace and quiet of Japanese suburbs.

I think it signified respect and consideration of neighbours.
 
"A culture shift regarding housing" is unlikely without the kind of culture shift that would first make us like the Japanese. They won't tolerate the kind of public conduct we do.
They also arrest indefinitely and force convictions out of innocent people. We would have to give up a lot of rights and freedoms to be like the Japanese.
 
They also arrest indefinitely and force convictions out of innocent people. We would have to give up a lot of rights and freedoms to be like the Japanese.
It's impossible to identify and adopt beneficial habits without dragging harmful ones along with them?
 
Some ideas from Spain's generally-lefty PM ...
 
Some ideas from Spain's generally-lefty PM ...
Housing was definitely an issue when I visited last winter. And Brits everywhere. Mostly complaining how badly Spain was treating them after brexit…
 
Some ideas from Spain's generally-lefty PM ...

I tend to agree with this. We should be tightly controlling who can and how much housing can be owned by foreign entities.
 
Or maybe because everyones’ still sleeping off their hangovers from the “highly encouraged” nightly socializing with their bosses :ROFLMAO:

I like their izakayas. Mama-san keeps what's left in your bottle, to await your return.

 

Renters in Canada may find this of interest. Shows the rent for a one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartment.

Canadian Rent Report​

February 13, 2025

10Vancouver, BC$2,5500.00%-5.60%$3,4600.00%-8.90%
21Burnaby, BC$2,4003.00%-1.60%$3,0003.40%-3.50%
3-1Toronto, ON$2,300-3.40%-6.10%$3,0102.00%-5.90%
40Victoria, BC$2,030-1.90%-0.50%$2,710-1.80%1.50%
52Halifax, NS$2,0104.10%-1.50%$2,4000.00%-7.70%
6-1Ottawa, ON$1,9900.00%2.60%$2,4000.00%0.00%
7-1Barrie, ON$1,9600.00%10.10%$2,1302.90%-2.70%
8-1Kelowna, BC$1,910-1.00%-0.50%$2,3200.40%1.30%
91Kitchener, ON$1,7901.10%-5.80%$2,100-1.90%-11.80%
90Oshawa, ON$1,7900.00%-3.80%$2,1604.30%-1.40%
113Kingston, ON$1,7504.20%-3.30%$1,9500.50%-8.50%
120London, ON$1,710-1.20%-0.60%$2,060-2.40%-1.90%
12-1Montreal, QC$1,710-2.30%0.60%$2,220-1.30%2.80%
14-1Calgary, AB$1,670-2.90%-8.20%$2,000-1.00%-5.70%
152Abbotsford, BC$1,6503.10%4.40%$1,9600.50%-0.50%
150Hamilton, ON$1,650-0.60%-3.50%$2,0001.00%-4.80%
151St.Catharines, ON$1,6500.00%5.10%$1,920-1.00%3.20%
181Winnipeg, MB$1,4100.70%4.40%$1,750-2.80%2.90%
19-1Windsor, ON$1,400-2.10%0.00%$1,6500.00%-1.20%
20-1Quebec, QC$1,370-2.10%3.00%$1,730-6.00%5.50%
210Edmonton, AB$1,300-5.80%2.40%$1,600-4.80%5.30%
220Regina, SK$1,250-1.60%7.80%$1,4400.00%5.10%
230Saskatoon, SK$1,2300.80%8.80%$1,4500.70%5.10%
 
Interesting...


Canada can’t fix its productivity crisis without fixing housing first​

The construction industry accounts for about seven per cent of Canada’s GDP. It might also be the country’s least productive industry.

Canada’s productivity crisis has a Pareto distribution. A handful of industries account for an outsized amount of the country’s economic output, and a vital few are responsible for productivity growth going into reverse in recent years. The charts suggest policymakers could orchestrate some quick wins by focusing scarce resources on a few sectors. One stands out: construction, a key driver of the gross domestic product and perhaps the country’s least productive industry.


 
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