1 in 4 Neighbourhoods Saw Housing Units Decline During Acute Housing Shortage

1 in 4 Neighbourhoods Saw Housing Units Decline During Acute Housing Shortage
A construction worker shingles the roof of a new home in a housing development in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Marnie Cathcart
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While many cities across the country struggled with acute housing shortages, more than one in four of Canada’s urban neighbourhoods declined, according to a new study.

“Making Room for Growth, Housing Intensification in Canada’s Cities,” published by the Fraser Institute on June 8, said despite policymakers knowing there is a lack of new housing, some cities are seeing a decline in housing units in more than one-quarter urban neighbourhoods.