In 2017, The Canadian government announced that it would allocate C$40 billion (US$31.6 billion) to a national housing plan to alleviate the severe lack of affordable housing. This includes building 100,000 affordable housing units, repairing another 300,000 social units that already exist and reducing homelessness by 50%.
66% Yes |
34% No |
58% Yes |
30% No |
6% Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space |
2% No, rebuild or repair existing houses instead |
2% Yes, but only to house the homeless |
2% No, we cannot afford this right now |
See how support for each position on “Affordable Housing” has changed over time for 77.4k Canada voters.
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See how importance of “Affordable Housing” has changed over time for 77.4k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8VK7C5K3yrs3Y
Yes but make it affordable
@9JW4BZR6mos6MO
Invest in higher density middle housing in cities instead of detached single family homes in the suburbs.
@9BZVR9Y1yr1Y
Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space and only available to low income or first time homebuyers.
@8WC5MFZ3yrs3Y
Yes, but only to house the homeless and not at the expense of farmland and green space, and be careful of spending inflation and debt
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