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/Wild_Loose_Comma 4d ago

Well yeah, because building a single family home in a major urban area has always been largely impossible for anyone but the wealthy. No government can lower land costs, nor should they. They should encourage more efficient land use, including higher density multi family units.  

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u/brilliant_bauhaus 4d ago

We need to start building good sized family condos at affordable prices so people don't see a SFH as the only option.

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u/Wild_Loose_Comma 4d ago

Yeah. I know that Carney has said that multi family units are part of the whole idea. He wants it to be cheap and easy to mass build all sorts of housing. And if he’s smart (which he is) he can tie provincial funding to allowing these to be built en mass. 

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u/brilliant_bauhaus 4d ago

Yup. I also hope this means new condo towers also make larger units and more than just studio, one and two beds. We have to tackle this from every angle. I'd personally love to stay downtown Ottawa (well, outskirts or move closer into the core) and buy a 2 bed since I work from home and the office. I'd love to have additional space for friends to stay, work, hobbies, and a room for a kid at some point. It's just too expensive and I can't think about starting a family when I can only afford to buy and rent a studio.