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    • What Federal Parties Promise on Housing and Local Purchasing

    The leadership of Well Made Here asked the five parties running in the federal election to share their commitments on housing, construction, and local purchasing.

    Beyond helping you make your choice on Monday, this comparison of promises will allow us to follow up once roles are reassigned in the House of Commons.

    🟥 Liberal Party of Canada (LPC)
    🏘️ Housing and Construction
    • Goal to double residential construction to 500,000 homes per year
    • “Canada Homes”: prefab and modular housing program with a $25B investment using Canadian materials
    • Elimination of GST on new or renovated homes under $1M for first-time buyers
    • 50% reduction in municipal development fees for multi-unit housing projects for five years
    • $10B in low-cost loans for affordable housing construction
    • Creation of a Home Buyers’ Bill of Rights

    🛠️ Local Purchasing
    • Prioritize use of Canadian materials (e.g., lumber) in construction projects
    • $1B investment in home energy retrofits and transition to electric heating systems

    🟦 Conservative Party of Canada (CPC)
    🏘️ Housing and Construction
    • Plan to build 2.3 million new homes over the next five years
    • Elimination of GST on new homes valued up to $1.3M (not limited to first-time buyers)
    • Sell 15% of federal buildings and public lands for housing development
    • Link municipal funding to housing performance, rewarding 15%+ increase in housing starts
    • Penalize municipalities that block housing development

    🛠️ Local Purchasing
    • Encourage reinvestment of real estate profits into housing via capital gains tax deferrals
    • Mobilize public assets (lands/buildings) for housing development

    🟧 New Democratic Party (NDP)
    🏘️ Housing and Construction
    • Commit to building 3 million homes by 2030
    • 100,000 rent-controlled units by 2035
    • Create a new public bank for community housing and expand the Rental Protection Fund
    • National rent control and ban on “renovictions”
    • Revamp the public land acquisition fund with $1B over five years
    • Reserve federal public lands for rapid housing construction

    🛠️ Local Purchasing
    • Create 100,000 construction jobs
    • Prioritize use of Canadian-made materials
    • Support prefab housing development to reduce delivery times and costs

    🟩 Green Party of Canada
    🏘️ Housing and Construction
    • Build 1.2 million affordable (social, co-op, or community) homes within 7 years
    • Triple the number of social housing units nationwide
    • Refocus CMHC to support non-speculative housing
    • Establish five regional prefab housing plants
    • Eliminate GST on affordable homes for ownership

    🛠️ Local Purchasing
    • Construct high energy-efficiency homes using low-carbon materials
    • Ban large-scale purchases of single-family homes by private firms
    • Tackle money laundering in real estate by closing regulatory loopholes

    🟪 Bloc Québécois
    🏘️ Housing and Construction
    • Demand unconditional transfer of federal housing funds to Quebec
    • Target 20% of housing stock to be non-market units
    • Increase funding for renovation of subsidized housing (HLMs)
    • Support student housing in regions and residences for seniors outside major centers

    🛠️ Local Purchasing
    • Facilitate discounted transfers of federal land/buildings to non-profits
    • Direct financial aid for down payments on first homes
    • Eliminate GST on professional services involved in home buying (notary, inspector, surveyor, etc.)

    🟫 People’s Party of Canada (PPC)
    🏘️ Housing and Construction
    • Temporary moratorium on new permanent residents until the housing crisis ends
    • Privatize or dismantle the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
    • Reduce Bank of Canada’s inflation target from 2% to 0%