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Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Logement et Infrastructure
Federal housing money and infrastructure programs. Zoning remains mostly municipal and provincial. The gap between the announcement and the permit is the file.
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Related policy debates
Housing
Who should build, and what should be legal to build.
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
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Common misconceptions
Ottawa does not zone the street
Commonly assumed: A federal housing announcement is often heard as if the minister can approve a building.
In fact: Zoning and building permits are municipal and provincial. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities moves federal money and federal conditions. The minister can change a program. The minister cannot issue a local permit.
The gap between a federal dollar and a unit on a lot is where most housing fights actually stall.
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