The messaging that 4 million homes will be built by 2031 ignores one vital factor: the availability of the financial resources required to do so. The push to build more may end becoming counterproductive.
CMHC link: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-data/data-tables/housing-market-data/monthly-housing-starts-construction-data-tables
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