Montreal housing affordability Valérie Plante

City of Montreal to form tactical housing team to protect affordability

“Housing needs remain immense. We are in solution mode to respond quickly, sustainably and effectively.”

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced this morning that a tactical housing team will the formed to protect affordability in the city. This news comes a day after the mayor criticized the Quebec government for choosing to ignore Montreal’s housing crisis in its 2023–24 provincial budget.

“Housing needs remain immense. We are in solution mode to respond quickly, sustainably and effectively. Starting today, I’m forming a tactical housing team to protect Montreal’s affordability.”

City of Montreal to form tactical housing team to protect affordability

In November, the City of Montreal committed 2.9% of its $6.76-billion budget for 2023 to social and affordable housing.

For more on municipal efforts to maintain and increase housing affordability, please visit the City of Montreal website.


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