Archive for March 2023

What will it take to build 15,000 new homes a year? This article was originally published in the Ottawa Citizen’s Housing and Renovations feature supplement on March 25, 2023.   Getting to 15,000 new homes a year won’t be easy, but it is necessary. Late last year the provincial government announced housing targets for twenty-nine…

Ottawa Home Builders Welcome Provincial Budget that Supports Local Housing Affordability and Supply March 23, 2023 OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed the 2023 Ontario budget. Entitled Building a Strong Ontario, the budget lays out important measures that support housing affordability, supply, and choice in Ottawa and across the province.…

Housing Pledge to Build 151,000 Homes to Address Ottawa’s Housing Affordability and Supply Crisis March 23, 2023 Yesterday the City of Ottawa took the important step of signing a Municipal Housing Pledge as part of the provincial government’s efforts to have 1.5 million new homes built over the next decade.   GOHBA provided the following…

Zoning For Housing Jason Burggraaf, Executive Director Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association This week the City of Ottawa launched discussion papers for public consultation on aspects of its new Zoning Bylaw (https://engage.ottawa.ca/zoning).   These discussion papers give residents the opportunity to comment on the implementation of the recently approved new Official Plan through the development…