Affordable Housing
In 2020, Montreal’s municipal government cut the city’s housing budget. This shortsighted decision compounded the effects of housing shortages, rent hikes, and poverty on low- and middle-income Montrealers who do not own their homes.
The bold, thoughtful, and forward-thinking leadership outlined in this platform is necessary to slow the increase of rent prices, provide more housing supply to the market, and limit speculative investing.
#1
Steadily increase the City’s housing budget between 2021 and 2025
#4
Implement a municipal tax on all foreign investment in Montreal’s housing market
#2
Establish a down-payment assistance program for first time home-buyers
#5
Establish a strict regulation on AirBnB ownership in Montreal
#3
Expand the eligibility for social housing to include families
#6
Publish publicly-accessible data related to social housing evictions