Ontario Housing
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Ontario hit 58% of 2025 housing goal, even after adding long-term care, student bedsA briefing note shows that, even by its own modified definition of new housing, the province only achieved 58 per cent of its 2025 target.PoliticsSep 9
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Internal Ford government notes admit it will ‘not reach’ 1.5M homes targetAs a central plank of its 2022 election campaign, the Ford government pledged it would construct 1.5 million new housing units by 2031.PoliticsJun 25
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Ford government mum on whether it will offer update on its 1.5M homes goalClose to three years ago, the Ford government began setting targets for the number of new homes in towns and cities around Ontario.PoliticsJun 22
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Ontario housing starts dip in May after strong start to 2026The Ford government is far away from its goal of building 1.5 million new homes by 2031, something the finance minister has admitted is a 'soft' target.CanadaJun 15
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Minister insists ‘it all adds up’ as Ontario tables bill with housing, transit tweaksThe new legislation includes a range of measures around official plans, the building code and a suite of highway and transit changes.PoliticsMar 30
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Federal government, Ontario sign $8.8B deal to reduce development chargesMark Carney and Doug Ford were among the politicians at a major event Monday morning to unveil the overhaul of how new housing and its infrastructure are paid for in Ontario.PoliticsMar 30
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Ontario finance minister says HST rebate won’t be extended: ‘This is a one-year sale’The marquee feature of the 2026 Ontario budget was a tax break for any homebuyer looking to purchase a newly built house or pre-construction condo.CanadaMar 27
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Ontario’s battered housing sector revises its projections down againAs part of its 2022 re-election campaign, the Ford government promised it would solve Ontario’s housing crisis by ramping up the construction of new homes.CanadaMar 26
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Ford government planning to waive HST on new homes for 1 yearFinance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to announce that the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax will be removed for anyone buying a newly constructed home.EconomyMar 25
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Ontario records consecutive months of improving housing startsNew data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows housing starts in the province increased year-over-year for the second month in a row.CanadaMar 16
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