US EditionEliminating Interprovincial Trade Barriers Would Add 30K Annual Housing Starts: CMHC
CANADA, JUL 17 – Eliminating trade barriers could raise annual housing starts to nearly 280,000, addressing 15% of the housing supply gap over the next decade, CMHC reports.
- On July 17, 2025, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.. unveiled a report estimating that eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could add 30,000 housing starts annually, helping address the housing supply gap.
- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reported that $200 billion annual costs stem from internal trade hurdles, which limit housing development, according to CMHC.
- While Canada exports core materials, interprovincial constraints hinder west-to-east transport infrastructure, Mathieu Laberge said, hindering housing development.
- The federal omnibus bill estimates that eliminating trade barriers could add 30,000 housing starts annually, while Bill C-5 reduces restrictions and speeds permits.
- Long-Term projections show that eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could add 30,000 housing starts annually, recent CMHC estimates, and help restore pre-pandemic affordability levels.
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Removing Interprovincial Trade Barriers Could Boost 30,000 New Home Starts Annually: Housing Agency
Removing interprovincial trade barriers and improving transport infrastructure would lead to 30,000 additional home starts per year, according to Canada’s national housing agency. Though some measures were introduced earlier this month to reduce interprovincial barriers, more needs to be done in order to improve trade and coordination between provinces, according to a July 17 report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). CMHC c…
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A new analysis by the National Housing Agency estimates that Canada could add 30,000 new jobs per year by removing interprovincial trade barriers.
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