Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort
by https://www.facebook.com/cdnpressnews/ · CHEKThe federal government is planning to launch a catalogue of pre-approved home designs to speed up the home-building process for developers.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser announced today the federal government will begin a consultation process to develop the catalogue in January.
Fraser says this brings back a policy from the post-Second World War era when the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. developed blueprints to speed up the construction of homes.
A report released this summer co-authored by housing expert Mike Moffatt came with a set of recommendations for the federal government that included developing such a catalogue.
Fraser says the initiative will start with low-rise builds and will then explore a potential catalogue for higher-density construction.
The minister says the catalogue should come together sometime next year.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2023.