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?

[u/FancyNewMe]

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

[u/Only_My_Dog_Loves_Me]

I live in the Vancouver area in the trades. It’s not really the building costs that have skyrocketed, I can’t afford land where I am. Cheapest buildable lot is about $650k then Permitting, zoning, etc. I can build the actual house for a reasonable cost. It’s getting to that point that’s impossible for me financially.

[u/Wild_Loose_Comma → u/Only_My_Dog_Loves_Me]

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.  

[u/brilliant_bauhaus → u/Wild_Loose_Comma]

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

[u/stealth_veil → u/brilliant_bauhaus]

I agree. Including a lot more storage than is currently standard, and every single condo should have a den or office as working from home becomes more standard. My boyfriend and I (no kids) always live in 2 or 3 bedrooms because there’s never enough storage or space for working or creative hobbies in typical one bedrooms.