Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes

Canada falling short of housing goal, with 56% cut in funding, warns government watchdog

Federal housing spending is set for a 56 per cent decline over the next three years unless Ottawa renews its programs, according to a new report by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Carney government’s new housing program will only have ‘modest’ effect, watchdog says

The Carney government's housing agency will make only a small dent, even as the government slashes other affordable housing funds, PBO argues.

Carney’s Pledge to Double Homebuilding in Doubt, Watchdog Warns

Canada’s budget watchdog estimates the government’s new housing agency will only build 26,000 homes over five years, leaving the country far from its target of doubling housing construction over the next decade.

Carney’s new housing agency will have ‘modest’ impact, says PBO - National

The impact of Build Canada Homes (BCH), a new federal agency created in September, on easing Canada’s housing crisis will likely be 'modest,' the PBO report said.

Feds to reduce housing spending by half, build only 26,000 homes: Budget watchdog

Spending on housing programs will decline by more than half over the next four years with the federal government’s $13-billion signature housing initiative leading to the construction of just 26,000 new homes, a new parliamentary budget officer report says.

Budget Watchdog Says Impact of Government’s Home-Building Plan to Be ‘Modest’

The Liberal government’s Build Canada Homes initiative, billed as a way to help double the pace of housing construction, will create just 26,000 housing units over five years, representing a 2.1 percent increase in housing completions, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency intended to create housing through direct construction and support for construction and acquisitions, has allocated $7.…