Feds plans to develop catalog of pre-approved home designs
Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, December 12, 2023 2:42PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, December 12, 2023 4:57PM EST
OTTAWA – The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction across Canada – but with a 21st-century twist.
A consultation process will begin next month on developing a catalog of pre-approved home designs to accelerate the home-building process for developers, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday.
It’s a reboot of a federal policy from the post-Second World War era, when the Canada Mortgage and