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Montreal housing crisis: City aims to build 120K homes in 10 years, 25K of them by 2026

by Lorraine Carpenter

“Building more, faster is the city’s top priority.”

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante shared a statement about the housing crisis today, saying that accelerating construction is the city’s top priority, while Projet Montréal announced specific goals: building 120,000 homes in 10 years, including 25,000 by 2026.

Plante outlined two measures that are reducing the bureaucracy around construction and incentivizing the development of new projects: the setting of a 120-day limit to deliver permits for new constructions and renovation projects, and covering start-up costs for non-profit organizations that are building social and affordable housing.

“Faced with the housing crisis, we must put in place measures to build more, faster. This is our top priority and we will continue on this path.”

Montreal housing crisis: City aims to build 120K homes in 10 years, 25K of them by 2026

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.