Eglinton—Lawrence's candidates' promises on Housing & Homelessness

Housing & Homelessness platforms

Here's what the candidates in Eglinton—Lawrence, and their parties, are promising.

Home construction and supply

PC

Invest $2B more in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund

"Investing another $2 billion in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund to create new opportunities for workers in the construction sector, support municipalities and help build more homes." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

Liberal

Remove the Ontario Land Transfer Tax for first-time homebuyers, seniors downsizing, and non-profit homebuilders
Remove development charges on new housing

"Scrapping Development Charges on new housing, cutting costs by as much as $170,000 on each new family-sized home." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Create a fund to help municipalities cover infrastructure costs

"Introducing the Better Communities Fund to help municipalities cover infrastructure costs." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Update building codes and subjective design rules

"Modernize building codes and subjective design rules (ex. setback, step back, angular plane), establish a provincial catalogue of pre-approved housing designs, create more housing near transit and arterial roads following best practices adopted by other jurisdictions like British Columbia and speed up the conversion of underutilized offices and commercial spaces to homes." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Create a catalogue of pre-approved housing designs
Build more housing near transit and arterial roads

"Modernize building codes and subjective design rules (ex. setback, step back, angular plane), establish a provincial catalogue of pre-approved housing designs, create more housing near transit and arterial roads following best practices adopted by other jurisdictions like British Columbia and speed up the conversion of underutilized offices and commercial spaces to homes." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

We don't have any Green policies on Home construction and supply.

Home purchases and ownership

We don't have any PC policies on Home purchases and ownership.

Liberal

Remove the Ontario Land Transfer Tax for first-time homebuyers, seniors downsizing, and non-profit homebuilders

We don't have any Green policies on Home purchases and ownership.

Rental housing

We don't have any PC policies on Rental housing.

Liberal

Remove extra taxes on building rental housing like Community Benefits Charges

"Getting more co-op and rental apartments built by removing punitive and discriminatory extra taxes like Community Benefits Charges." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Phase in rent control

"Introducing fair, phased-in rent control." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Resolve new landlord-tenant disputes in under two months

"Resolving new landlord-tenant disputes in under two months and clearing the 53,000-case backlog at the Landlord-Tenant Board urgently." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22
Create a provincial rent bank to provide short-term, interest-free loans for tenants facing financial emergencies

"Establishing the Rental Emergency Support for Tenants (REST) Fund, a provincial rent bank to provide short-term, interest-free loans for tenants facing financial emergencies to prevent evictions and homelessness." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

We don't have any Green policies on Rental housing.

Trades

PC

Require all electrical workers to be registered apprentices or have a certificate of qualification

"Doug Ford renewed the Ontario PCs’ commitment to enforce compulsory certification in the electrical trade and ensure all electrical workers in Ontario are registered apprentices or have a certificate of qualification." — ontariopc.ca, retrieved 2025-02-19

Liberal

Provide opportunities for skilled trades and health care workers through union-led training programmes
Provide tax credits for employers who hire young people through paid co-op, internship, and apprenticeship programmes

"Cut youth unemployment by half by creating 40,000 new paid co-op, internship and apprenticeship positions through tax credits for employers who hire young people." — Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to Do More For You, retrieved 2025-02-22

We don't have any Green policies on Trades.

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