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Jan. 22, 2024 \u2013 The federal and Atlantic provinces\u2019 housing ministers say they\u2019re looking at ways to boost more factory-built housing for the East Coast, as the region\u2019s population keeps rising at a rapid pace.<\/p>\n

The ministers said after a recent meeting in Halifax that one chapter in the federal housing design catalogue will be specifically aimed at the Atlantic region, with pre-approved designs taking into account regulations, climate and available materials in the region.<\/p>\n

Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser has been promoting the housing catalogue and more factory-built homes as a modernized version of efforts from the post-Second World War era, when the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. developed simple blueprints to accelerate housing construction.<\/p>\n

The housing ministers told journalists after their meeting they\u2019re also eager to see an increase in production of modular housing \u2014 homes built in segments in factories and transported to a building site for completion.<\/p>\n

However, Fraser said at this point the move to mass-produced housing for the region is a \u201cframework,\u201d and details of specific, additional funding and programs haven\u2019t been fleshed out.<\/p>\n

John Lohr, the Nova Scotia housing minister who chaired the meeting, said he\u2019d like to see results from the push for more factory-produced housing by \u201cmid to late summer,\u201d while also saying, \u201cWe need it now, clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Factory-built housing is one of Ottawa\u2019s responses to strong criticisms over the cost of living, caused in part by rising home prices and rents. The CMHC has estimated that 3.5 million more housing units are needed by 2030 in order to start dealing with the housing affordability issue.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 15, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n