From local zoning to community consultations, there are plenty of ways cities are hitting the brakes on residential construction, even as Canada faces a significant housing shortage.
According to the Canadian Home Builders' Association, average municipal approval timelines for housing projects in 2022 spanned from three months to nearly three years, depending on the city.
"Although we may not have the technical responsibility to adjust municipal zoning bylaws, for example, we can create financial incentives for municipalities to do that," federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser said in an interview with The Canadian Press. Tying federal dollars to housing results has become central to Poilievre's housing pitch as official Opposition leader too.
He said the Housing Accelerator Fund is a step in the right direction, but Lee is also supportive of tying infrastructure spending to housing results. And while Moffatt said there are actions the federal government could take on housing beyond"bribing" other levels of government, Ottawa has the fiscal power to bring about change.
But Conservative housing critic Scott Aitchison said taking a friendly approach with cities won't get more housing built.
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