PolitiKit

Government policies to encourage more Canadians to consider a career in the skilled trades and support the apprenticeship system.

To ask federal government to continue to apply pressure to provinces and municipalities to reduce development taxes and work with provinces and municipalities to mandate that alternatives to development taxes be found and used instead.

OSFI Guidelines for Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures (B-20 and B-21) - attention to the long?term fundamentals of Canada’s housing system, as well as the impact on current markets and Canadians opportunity for homeownership, is an essential backdrop to any further federal policy or regulatory actions by the ensemble of agencies reporting to or through the Minister of Finance, and by the Department itself.

Update the federal immigration system to proactively attract much-needed skilled workers in residential construction.

Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions.

Amendment of the Excise Tax Act to adopt a permanent home renovation GST rebate

Revise tax rules for accessory suites, such as granny flats and laneway housing, as the current tax system, which incorporates land value rather than just construction costs, and is discouraging this important form of infill housing that is favoured by more and more municipalities. These innovative infill projects increase the number of affordable homes in established neighbourhoods.

Support Transit-Oriented Development, Complete Communities and the “Missing Middle” of Housing - To ensure that Canadians get maximum benefit from federal infrastructure investments, the Government needs to support increased supply in the “missing middle” – whether “gentle intensification” via secondary suites, conversion of larger units or medium-density low-rise mixed-income housing, in walkable communities with ready access to public transit.

The role of Build Canada Homes and the impact upon housing needs in Canada and to ensure that market-rate housing policies are still pursued by the government in addition to the mandate of Build Canada Homes.

Modify the Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures Guideline (B-20) - the "stress test" for both insured ad uninsured mortgages to reduce the test rate on a declining basis for 7- and 10-year mortgage terms.

Update and index the thresholds for the GST New Housing Rebate.

Government policies to encourage more Canadians to consider a career in the skilled trades and support the apprenticeship system.

Update and index the thresholds for the GST New Housing Rebate.

Support Transit-Oriented Development, Complete Communities and the “Missing Middle” of Housing - To ensure that Canadians get maximum benefit from federal infrastructure investments, the Government needs to support increased supply in the “missing middle” – whether “gentle intensification” via secondary suites, conversion of larger units or medium-density low-rise mixed-income housing, in walkable communities with ready access to public transit.

Modify the Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures Guideline (B-20) - the "stress test" for both insured ad uninsured mortgages to reduce the test rate on a declining basis for 7- and 10-year mortgage terms.

Support Transit-Oriented Development, Complete Communities and the “Missing Middle” of Housing - To ensure that Canadians get maximum benefit from federal infrastructure investments, the Government needs to support increased supply in the “missing middle” – whether “gentle intensification” via secondary suites, conversion of larger units or medium-density low-rise mixed-income housing, in walkable communities with ready access to public transit.

Modify the Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures Guideline (B-20) - the "stress test" for both insured ad uninsured mortgages to reduce the test rate on a declining basis for 7- and 10-year mortgage terms.

Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions.

Amendment of the Excise Tax Act to adopt a permanent home renovation GST rebate

OSFI Guidelines for Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures (B-20 and B-21) - attention to the long?term fundamentals of Canada’s housing system, as well as the impact on current markets and Canadians opportunity for homeownership, is an essential backdrop to any further federal policy or regulatory actions by the ensemble of agencies reporting to or through the Minister of Finance, and by the Department itself.

Rigorously enforce provisions of the Income Tax Act and Excise Tax Act in relation to combating the underground "cash economy".

The role of Build Canada Homes and the impact upon housing needs in Canada and to ensure that market-rate housing policies are still pursued by the government in addition to the mandate of Build Canada Homes.

Adopt affordability as a core objective of the National Building Code and to all related standards.

Update the federal immigration system to proactively attract much-needed skilled workers in residential construction.

Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions.

Government policies to encourage more Canadians to consider a career in the skilled trades and support the apprenticeship system.

Government policies to encourage more Canadians to consider a career in the skilled trades and support the apprenticeship system.

Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions.

Update and index the thresholds for the GST New Housing Rebate.

Implement CMHC Construction Financing, including low-interest financing for market-rate housing for ownership from the government, plus a new construction loan insurance program.

Financial Institutions: Ensuring that regulations and guidelines relating to the Interest Act and mortgage financing do not create market distortions that undermine housing affordability and choice

Adopt affordability as a core objective of the National Building Code and to all related standards.

Amendment of the Excise Tax Act to adopt a permanent home renovation GST rebate

Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions.

Modify the Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures Guideline (B-20) - the "stress test" for both insured ad uninsured mortgages to reduce the test rate on a declining basis for 7- and 10-year mortgage terms.

OSFI Guidelines for Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures (B-20 and B-21) - attention to the long?term fundamentals of Canada’s housing system, as well as the impact on current markets and Canadians opportunity for homeownership, is an essential backdrop to any further federal policy or regulatory actions by the ensemble of agencies reporting to or through the Minister of Finance, and by the Department itself.

Increase and target federal investment in housing R&D to build better houses for the same price or less.

Amendments to the Excise Tax Act to adopt the single threshold/full rebate model for the GST New Housing Rebate for both home ownership and rental housing

Amendments to Immigration Act with respect to transitional rules for some economic class immigrants, undocumented workers, and pass marks for those applying as immigrants to Canada as skilled people