Canada Is Creating a Generation of Renters

Is Canada becoming a nation of renters?
For decades, Canadians have been told that the solution to the housing crisis was simple: build more homes. But today, something has fundamentally changed. For the first time in modern history, most new housing being built in Canada is purpose-built rental housing—not homes that people can actually buy.
In this video, I break down the latest housing data from CMHC, BMO, and industry reports to explain why developers are increasingly choosing rental projects over for-sale condos, and what that means for the future of homeownership in Canada.
We discuss:
• Why Canada's housing starts remain well below CMHC's affordability targets
• How purpose-built rentals now make up the majority of new housing starts
• Why Vancouver and Toronto have been hit hardest by the pre-sale condo crisis
• The growing inventory of unsold new condos ("shadow inventory")
• Why developers are converting condo projects into rental buildings
• Government incentives that make rental construction more financially attractive
• The benefits of more rental supply, including lower rents and greater tenant choice
• The rise of institutional ownership in Canada's rental market
• Why fewer for-sale homes today could affect affordability in the future
• Whether Canada is creating a generation of lifelong renters
Metro Vancouver is currently experiencing a unique housing market where thousands of completed condos remain unsold, while nearly 24,000 new rental units are expected to come online over the next few years. Is this the right long-term solution to Canada's housing affordability crisis, or are we simply shifting from a nation of homeowners to a nation of renters?
I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Do you think Canada is heading in the right direction, or should governments be doing more to encourage homeownership?

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SOURCES:
https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/unabsorbed-condos-at-record-levels-in-metro-vancouver-cmhc-12440153
https://storeys.com/openform-burnaby-openroad-honda-rental/
https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/metro-vancouvers-rental-pipeline-hits-record-high-says-rennie-11422712
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/unsold-condos-metro-vancouver-bc-2025-1.7647776
https://rentals.ca/national-rent-report
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-rental-housing-vacancy-rate-2025-record-high
https://apple.news/AyuII6GP9TmGXSaHm7N2JGg
https://apple.news/A6I63T9HYT3G9KX6A8C2WHw
https://betterdwelling.com/canada-is-saving-its-real-estate-bubble-by-creating-a-rental-bubble/


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