Liberal
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Have the federal government act as a developer to build affordable housing at scale, including on public lands
"Create Build Canada Homes (BCH) to get the federal government back into the business of building homes." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
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Provide $25B in financing to prefabricated home builders
"catalyzing the housing industry by providing over $25 billion in financing to innovative prefabricated home builders in Canada, including those using Canadian technologies and resources like mass timber and softwood lumber, to build faster, smarter, more affordably, and more sustainably;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"BCH will also catalyze the housing industry and create higher-paying jobs by providing $25 billion in debt financing and $1 billion in equity financing to innovative Canadian prefabricated home builders. Prefabricated and modular housing can reduce construction times by up to 50 per cent, costs by up to 20 per cent, and emissions by up to 22 per cent compared to traditional construction methods." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
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Subsidize municipalities for five years so that municipal development charges for multi-unit residential housing can be cut in half
"cutting municipal development charges in half for multi-unit residential housing while working with provinces and territories to keep municipalities whole;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will cut municipal development charges in half for multi-unit residential housing and work with provinces and territories to make up the lost revenue for municipalities for a period of five years. For a two-bedroom apartment in Toronto, the cost savings from this measure would be approximately $40,000." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
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Publicly report on municipalities' progress on speeding up permitting and approval timelines
"publicly report on municipalities’ progress to speed up permitting and approval timelines and implement other commitments under the Housing Accelerator Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
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Use pre-approved, standardised housing designs across all public lands, and encourage their adoption country-wide
"leverage pre-approved, standardized housing designs across all public lands and encourage its adoption as-of-right across the country;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
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Allow builders and other orders of government to apply for multiple projects at once
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Fast track applications for builders with a proven record with government funding
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Simplify national building codes to speed up approvals
"Speed up approvals by reforming and simplifying national building codes; eliminating duplicative inspections and streamlining regulations for prefabricated and modular housing; leveraging pre-approved, standardized housing designs across all public lands and encouraging the adoption of the designs as-of-right across the country; allowing builders and other orders of government to apply for multiple projects at once; and fast tracking builders who have a proven record with government." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23