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New Brunswickers who live alone are now eligible for a rental assistance program. The Canada-New Brunswick Housing Benefit was originally available to families earning a combined income between ...
In order to be compliant with its $176.5-million deal with the federal government under the national housing strategy, the province must pay for more than 3,300 new social housing units by March ...
The federal government has identified 14 more of its properties across the country to use for housing, including seven in Ottawa and two in Gatineau. Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos ...
Meanwhile, no one has done an exhaustive survey of exactly how much federal land like this exists, or the amount of housing that could potentially be built on it. So The Globe and Mail went ...
“Shelter rate” for rentals is currently about $500 a month in B.C., according to the report, based on government payments for income assistance, disability or pensions.