Tag Archives: Housing

London housing project one of first completed under new initiative April 26, 2022 brittney_cutler_2 EllisDon recently completed a new, 61-unit affordable housing development in London, Ontario. + Read More

Squamish Westwinds building provides affordable homes for seniors April 12, 2022 brittney_cutler_2 Squamish, British Columbia’s newly opened Westwinds building will provide 232 affordable rental units to the town’s low-income seniors. + Read More

Rapid Housing Initiative to create jobs, build homes for Torontonians March 29, 2022 brittney_cutler_2 The City of Toronto has received $440 million from the Canadian government’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI). + Read More

Passive House certified senior rentals under construction in Vancouver March 8, 2022 brittney_cutler_2 A new Passive House certified senior rental project has begun construction in Vancouver. It is one of the first projects of its kind. + Read More

LABO rental project launched at former Dawson College campus November 16, 2021 brittney_cutler_2 The new LABO rental housing project will transform one of Canada’s first pharmaceutical labs, at Dawson College’s former Selby campus, into New York-inspired rental housing. + Read More

Women’s housing designed by female team: GBL Architects October 12, 2021 brittney_cutler_2 Designed by GBL Architects, a 135-unit mixed income affordable housing development, focuses on target client groups including senior women, single mothers, and workforce housing for women-led families where leases are signed by women in Vancouver. + Read More

Scotiabank targets $10-B commitment in support of affordable housing April 8, 2021 sadia_badhon Scotiabank is joining Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) with the aim of transforming housing affordability across the country. + Read More

Montréal will receive $56.8M to rapidly create affordable housing January 26, 2021 sadia_badhon The federal and Québec governments are providing nearly $57 million for 12 affordable housing projects in Montréal. + Read More

Creating welcoming homes with modular construction: An exclusive interview with Daniel Ling of Montgomery Sisam December 22, 2020 sadia_badhon In an exclusive interview, Daniel Ling, principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects, speaks to Construction Canada on Toronto’s first-ever permanent supportive housing project that uses an innovative modular construction method. + Read More

Montgomery Sisam uses modular construction to design supportive housing December 8, 2020 sadia_badhon As part of the HousingTO action plan, two new housing complexes, 11 Macey and 150 Harrison, have begun to take shape in Toronto. The goal is to create more design-forward, dignified, inclusive, and welcoming homes for the homeless. + Read More