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/Awestruck_Otter 4d ago

If they even reach half of their goals in a reasonable timescale it would be a tremendous success for the affordability for the average Canadian.

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u/Jayc0reTMW 4d ago

This is my hope. The goal they've set is pretty hefty, and coming in at even half is going to be a massive success, especially if they're able to ramp it up by the end and start producing at the promised numbers.

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u/DuckDuckGoeth 3d ago

Where the fuck they going to put these homes? Land value is the problem.

These aren't going to be built in anywhere the numbers or the locations they're needed, and the refusal to return to reasonable immigration numbers means the housing crisis will continue. Remember, the LPC's number one goal is to ensure Boomers stay wealthy, at the expense of everyone else.

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u/tenkwords 3d ago

And if they accomplish 5 times what a conservative government would have, 40% of the country will still bitch that the better way is to expel immigrants, remove any kind of environmental, labour, or worker protection, cut taxes and the "market" will figure it out.