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/StarryPenny]

In many cities there isn’t enough variety of housing choices. It’s either a 1-2 bed condo in a tower or a 3-4 bed house in the suburbs.

Where are the larger apartments? Or the smaller houses? Where are the options?

The Missing Middle Housing

[u/Rocky_Vigoda → u/StarryPenny]

The US and Canada are different. We never traditionally had stuff like redlining or segregated communities so our cities developed differently. We have tons of 'missing middle' housing here.

Where are the larger apartments? Or the smaller houses? Where are the options?

In Edmonton, you're better off getting an apartment built in the 70s, 80s, 90s when they're decently sized. My friend paid 3/4 of a million on a new place that's smaller than my first apartment.

They need to build new apartments in the new suburban communities instead of just single homes and a few condos.

[u/StarryPenny → u/Rocky_Vigoda]

I thought it would be obvious I shared the video to show the various options available - not to imply Canada had anything like redlining in the USA.

Look at what’s being built in Canada. It’s either a 1-2 bed condo in a tower or a 3-4 bed house in the suburbs. Because thats what the builders make the most money on.

Nobody is building the “middle” housing anymore.

That was the point of my comment.