Canada’s rental housing industry contributes $70 billion to the economy

November 29, 2016: Canada’s rental housing industry contributed $70 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2015, while supporting 435,000 full-time jobs, and generating nearly $26 billion in tax revenues to governments, according to a new KPMG report released today by the Canadian ...

City of Vancouver sues to shut down Airbnb rental

B.C. Supreme Court petition cites zoning bylaw as rationale to stop nightly rental of 2-bedroom suite By Jason Proctor, CBC News The City of Vancouver has taken its battle with Airbnb to B.C. Supreme Court — petitioning to stop the nightly rental of a two-bedroo...

Rental Housing Code Red….Hell Yeah

By David Hutniak for Generation Squeeze One cannot pick up a newspaper or peruse online these days without finding an article or commentary from a diverse group of stakeholders and interested parties discussing the current rental housing supply challenges in Vancouv...