'canada' Tag

  • Mar
    10
    2010

    January Housing Starts

    OTTAWA, February 8, 2010 — The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts reached 186,300 units in January 2010. This is an increase from an annual rate of 176,100 units in December 2009, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). According to final figures, actual housing starts for 2009 totalled 149,081 units, with activity [...]

  • Mar
    10
    2010

    Canada’s Economic Action Plan Creates Jobs and Improves Social Housing in British Columbia

    LADNER, BC, February 9, 2010 — Canada’s Economic Action plan delivers over $8 million dollars in much needed social housing renovation and retrofit investments for 13 housing co-operatives in the Lower Mainland.
    The announcement was made by John Cummins, Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills [...]

  • Dec
    15
    2009

    Canada’s Economic Action Plan Creates Jobs and Improves Housing on Reserve in New Brunswick

    Posted by Moishe Alexander
    The Government of Canada announced today an investment of $3.2 million, as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, to improve housing conditions in First Nation communities across New Brunswick.
    Tilly O’Neill-Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible [...]