Through the Roof: The High Cost of Barriers to Building New Housing in Canadian Municipalities

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Page Title:Through the Roof: The High Cost of Barriers to Building New Housing in Canadian Municipalities – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Through the Roof: The High Cost of Barriers to Building New Housing in Canadian Municipalities
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/through-roof-high-cost-barriers-building-new-housing-canadian-municipalities/
Published Date:May 15, 2018
Accessed Date:February 15, 2025

Barriers to increasing housing supply, many stemming from excessive regulation, are driving up the price of homes in Canadian cities by six figures, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Through the Roof: The High Cost of Barriers to Building New Housing in Canadian Municipalities” authors Benjamin Dachis and Vincent Thivierge calculate that the extra costs on new housing range from an average $229,000 in the eight most restrictive cities to $600,000 in Vancouver. 

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