BRAMPTON – Budget 2024 Canada was released recently by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. This year’s budget, Fairness for every generation, is “the government’s plan to build more homes, faster, help make life cost less, and grow the economy in a way that helps every generation get ahead”. The City highlights federal commitments to initiatives of key …
Making it easier for homeowners to add additional suites to homes
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced that, as part of Budget 2024, the federal government will make it easier for Canadian homeowners to increase the number of units in their homes. Many homeowners have extra space they may want to convert into rental suites, such as an unused basement, or a garage that could …
Deputy PM talks on growing communities, building more homes
Kitchener – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, talked on growing communities and building more homes. She said: I want to start by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. I am so glad to be here in Kitchener today with my colleagues, Minister Filomena Tassi, MPs Valerie Bradford, Bardish Chagger, Tim Louis, and Bryan …
Freeland on building more homes, faster
Ottawa – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland talked about on building more homes, faster. She said: Before we dive into today’s announcement, I would just like to take a moment to highlight Friday’s strong job numbers. Thanks to the hard work of Canadians and Canadian businesses, Canada gained 37,000 new jobs in January. That was double market expectations. Unemployment fell …
What is Canada’s Housing Action Plan?
Ottawa – Building the homes that Canada needs will require a great national effort—and it is an effort that the federal government is leading, bringing together provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, in partnership with home builders, financiers, community housing providers, post-secondary institutions, and Indigenous organizations and governments, to meet this great generational challenge. Federal investments are already jumpstarting housing construction …
Trudeau meets with Mayor of Winnipeg Scott Gillingham
Winnipeg – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Mayor of Winnipeg, Scott Gillingham, to discuss shared priorities, including issues related to infrastructure, trade corridors, public safety, and housing. The Prime Minister and the Mayor discussed key infrastructure priorities such as improving trade and transportation corridors for the benefit of the people and the economy of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and all …