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%.
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Response rates from 92.2k Canada voters.
67% Yes |
33% No |
59% Yes |
29% No |
6% Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space |
3% No, rebuild or repair existing houses instead |
2% Yes, but only to house the homeless |
2% No, we cannot afford this right now |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 92.2k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9JW4BZR9mos9MO
Invest in higher density middle housing in cities instead of detached single family homes in the suburbs.
@9ZKX2DJ6 days6D
If the bulding is intended to host homeless people, then both the private and public sectors should reach an agreement
@9ZD62G52wks2W
I think once immigration practise are under control, the housing market will be more available for Canadian Citizens and we won’t have to build more houses. Also, we need to protect farmland.
@9Z9ZCV72wks2W
No, not until the housing that is currently sitting vacant because of greedy people can be properly distributed to those indeed of housing
@9YNQFHT2wks2W
Yes, for the unhoused and low income. Repairs and maintenance should be done to existing properties when possible to avoid losing green space.
@9WYDMSD3wks3W
Yes, we should aim to exceed that number and build half as many multi unit complexes such as high, mid and low rise apartments, duplex, multiplex, townhomes and condos.
we must also repair and rebuild existing homes and housing units as well.
in total we should aim to build 10 million new housing units by 2050, 1-2 million ideally by 2030.
@9WPFLK64wks4W
Yes, not affecting farmland and green space and be reasonable affordable housing. The post war housing is a good example of affordable housing for the average family.
@9VT38TY1mo1MO
We don’t need new houses as much as we need incentives for existing structures, mortgage affordability, etc.
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