Housing Shortage: Nova Scotia Invests $1.3 Million in Provincewide Home-Sharing App

Housing Shortage: Nova Scotia Invests $1.3 Million in Provincewide Home-Sharing App
A passenger ferry, operated by Halifax Transit, makes its way across the Halifax harbour to the Woodside ferry terminal in Dartmouth, N.S., on Aug. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Doug Ives
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Nova Scotia has come up with a new way to deal with the province’s housing crisis, but a group that represents commercial landlords says the program could create new problems.

The provincial government announced Friday it will spend $1.3 million over two years to expand its partnership with an online home-sharing platform known as Happipad.