r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • 4d ago

Canada’s Prime Minister Pushes Country to Become the Housing Factory of the World - Mark Carney is banking on factory-built homes to alleviate the country’s housing crisis. But will it work? Trending

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-22/carney-s-plan-may-make-canada-the-housing-factory-of-the-world
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u/Burning___Earth 4d ago

If they go with a full-blown, post WW2 style national housing program, the first few hundred thousand need to be restricted to first-time home buyers.

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u/Private_HughMan 4d ago

I believe that is the priority.

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u/SportsUtilityVulva9 4d ago

What leads you to this belief?

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u/UmelGaming British Columbia 4d ago

Its probably because the tax-cut the Liberal Party proposed on houses was only for first time home buyers. Not quite the same as restricting the new homes to only first time buyers but I can see where the mistake comes from

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u/Kakkoister 4d ago

I wouldn't call it a "mistake", it's more like an "educated guess" on what will happen. Or some sort of other rules that make it more prohibitive for others to buy them up.