Ontario government set to hold housing summit with municipal leaders
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to gather virtually with municipal leaders today for a housing summit.
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to gather virtually with municipal leaders today for a housing summit.
Ford says his goal for the summit is to come up with concrete ways to allow more families to buy a home.
Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark says housing affordability is a critical priority for the Ontario government, and the summit is an opportunity to co-ordinate efforts with municipalities to help build more homes faster.
Clark says it’s also about enabling the right mix of homes in the right places.
Ford had invited Justin Trudeau to the summit with Ontario’s big city mayors and regional chairs, but the prime minister will not be attending.
The meeting was previously set for mid-December, but was postponed so the provincial and municipal politicians could focus on their response to the Omicron variant.
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has also announced a housing affordability task force to look into measures to boost the supply of rental and ownership housing, reduce red tape, and other options to address housing issues.
A report laying out its recommendations is expected to be published early next year.