Home Building in Ontario at a ‘Standstill,’ Housing Minister Says

Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Rob Flack, who has since been named the municipal affairs and housing minister, attends question period at the Ontario legislature in Toronto on Nov. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario is in the midst of a “generational housing crisis” that has brought new home construction to a “standstill” even as the population continues to grow, the province’s housing minister says.

Housing Minister Rob Flack presented a grim overview of the sector during a press conference this week that saw Premier Doug Ford hand $12 million to the City of London from the province’s 2023 Building Faster Fund, a three-year, $1.2 billion program that awards municipalities for expediting project approvals.