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Housing & Homelessness

Home construction and supply platforms

Here's what the 2023 PEI election parties are promising.

PC

  • Invest $500K over two years in international recruitment for PEI's construction workforce

    "Working with the Office of Immigration, the Construction Association of PEI, and local contractors, invest $500,000 over the next two years to build on the Trades Canada program to recruit new workers to join the construction workforce on Prince Edward Island through international recruitment missions" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-15

  • Fund expanded training programmes for the construction industry

    "Provide funding to expand training programs such as the ‘Discover Carpentry’ program to expose more Islanders to the construction industry and provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to be employable in the industry" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-15

  • Expand in-school vocational training opportunities in the trades

    "Expand vocational training opportunities in our education system to expose students to career options earlier and provide pathways for mentorship and training for young Islanders to express an interest in the construction industry." — peipc.ca, 2023-03-15

  • Increase the Housing Challenge Fund by $50M to provide 2% financing for quick-start housing projects which add at least 250 units

    "Increase the Housing Challenge Fund by $50 Million Dollars providing developers with 2% financing for quick-start housing projects which will add at least another 250 units to the housing inventory." — peipc.ca, 2023-03-15

  • Reduce building permit wait time to a maximum of 30 days by year's-end
  • Provide instant building permits during appointments for some types of building permits

    "Introduce Instant Building Permits where permits can be instantly issued during an appointment with a multi-disciplinary team for straight-forward, routine building permits" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-15

  • Provide a $25M fund to municipalities and regional development corporations to develop lots for Islanders to purchase and make modular builds on

    "Provide $25 Million Infrastructure Fund to municipalities and regional development corporations to work with communities outside the capital area to develop construction-ready lots for Islanders to purchase and use for modular builds" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-15

Green

  • Create programmes to address construction labour shortages
  • Amend the Planning Act to improve development processes, promote density and transit corridors, and reduce the loss of farmland

    "The Planning Act exists to provide for efficient planning at the provincial and municipal level, and to encourage the orderly and efficient development of public services. However, the PEI context has evolved greatly since the legislation was first brought in, and as the Land Matters Committee’s final report noted: “The Planning Act is outdated and must be modernized.” A Green government would work to modernize our legislation to resolve outstanding issues and create a planning framework that works for Islanders and their communities." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-20

  • Create a housing action plan

    "Create a new housing action plan to provide longer-term direction for housing initiatives in the province." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-09

  • Support new housing in rural areas
  • Provide low-interest loans to housing developers

Liberal

  • Bring back the Cabinet Committee on Housing

    "Re-institute the Cabinet Committee on Housing to provide for leadership and accountability for housing projects and initiatives" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

  • Explore building housing developments on crown lands

    "Explore the strategic use of crown land for housing developments in partnership with communities and PEI’s First Nations" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

  • Make multi-unit residential properties qualifying business for immigrants to invest in in order to qualify for citizenship

    "Making multi-unit residential properties qualifying businesses for immigrants to invest in in order to qualify for citizenship under provincial immigration programs" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

  • Provide financial and HR support to municipalities to speed up building permit approvals and rezoning

    "Provide financial and/or HR support to municipalities to expedite building permit approvals and zoning changes in order to help speed up the construction process" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22

  • Allow community-funded housing projects to be funded under Community Economic Development Investment Funds

NDP

  • Update the housing building code to allow for unique housing structures

    "Update the housing building code to allow for unique housing structures like bunkies, tiny houses and off-grid living." — NDP Platform 2023, 2023-03-09

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