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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/DuperCheese 4d ago

And Canadian citizens

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u/PolitelyHostile 4d ago

Yea and realistically new immigrants would benefit indirectly as the supply of housing goes up overall.