Housing Crisis Will Reach ‘Even More Alarming Levels’ If Construction Isn’t Accelerated: RBC

Housing Crisis Will Reach ‘Even More Alarming Levels’ If Construction Isn’t Accelerated: RBC
Houses under construction in Toronto in a file photo. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press
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The housing crisis in Canada will soon reach “even more alarming levels” if the government and other stakeholders don’t increase construction to meet demand, according to a new RBC Economics report.

Housing construction needs to increase by nearly 50 percent if Canada has any hope of keeping up with future demographic growth, said RBC assistant chief economist Robert Hogue.

Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.