Quebec's Housing Crisis: Non-profits Stuck Without Funds

0:00Non-profits like Breake, par Breake in Montreal are sitting on prime city-owned land ready to build social housing, but they're stuck without. Provincial cash. The group is already developing 31 units in the park extension area, and they've got a long list of other spots lined up from the city's right. A first refusal buys over the past decade. Earlier this year, Quebec's March budget promised housing priority, but advocates got hit with disappointment. No big new funds for low income. Projects. The province's affordable housing program hasn't called for bid since 2023, leaving hundreds of ready-to-go builds in limbo. Execs like, phase a poignie, from Breake, par Breake, said they've got the expertise and needs covered, but without money, projects drag on for years. Groups argue Quebec needs 20% of its housing stock as social units for vulnerable folks. Right now, it's around 9%, and that's fueling massive backlogs. Rinse in Montreal jump nearly 71% from 2019 to 2025, with province-wide averages of 7% last.

1:08Year. Meanwhile, $12,424 Montrealers wait for social housing spots, the highest renter rate in any major Canadian city. This funding freeze means nonprofits get deprioritized, rents keep climbing, and the crisis deepens, unless Quebec steps up with real dollars soon. Local news, powered by AI. This is Calgary News Today. I'm Corrie with the story.