Compare The Housing Policy of Quebec's Political Parties

Construction of three story buildings as a minimum on all residential land.

A provincewide removal of parking minimums on housing and commerical developments.

Default mixed use zoning for residential, select commercial, and light industrial.

A general overarching policy of reducing restrictions on land use.

Actions to reduce regulatory process barriers and timelines on new housing.

Ease the conversion of buildings between different uses.

Use provincial lands to maximize building new housing.

Take action to limit public consultation and appeals for small projects, affordable housing projects, and shelters.

Automatically allow developers to build larger replacement structures in the event of fires or other loss.

Specific policies that encourage densification over urban sprawl.

Require all new greenfield developments to be zoned medium density.

Existing and new transit stations should have minimum density requirements as a criteria for provincial funding

Allow the cities of Quebec to establish congestion pricing on their territory.

Increase provincial support for active transportation between municipalities and fund an interoperable BIXI bikeshare in other population centers.

Recognizing the expert consensus that the crisis fundamentally requires more supply to be built.

In order to take the issue seriously, the party should recognize the existence of a housing crisis.

Housing is a necessity for every human. Recognizing this right is important for taking action on the housing crisis.

Establish housing first as a policy goal of the provincial government with concrete steps to end homelessness over the next 20 years.

Increase the social housing construction completion to over 2000 units annually.

Support and funding for the creation of additional government approved non-profit developers.

The construction or creation of new single room occupancy housing facitilies should be encouraged.

Increase funding for building co-op housing to clear the wait list for construction funding.

Set up a provincewide rent registry for rent control enforcement and statistical purposes.

Setting a construction target based on growth projections with financial rewards for exceeding those targets when neighbouring jurisdictions have not met their obligations.

Establish predictable mechanisms to increase housing supply when vacancy rates drop below a certain level.

Setting a construction target based on population projections.

A general goal of reducing the financialization of housing and making it less of an investment based on capital appreciation.

Funding and policy to ensure timely proceedings with the TAL.

Plan to train and bring in additional construction workers.