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Can prefabricated construction tackle Canada's housing crisis?

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Posted: December 4, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Off-site Construction


Throughout the 2025 federal election, the conversation around Canada’s housing crisis sharpened its focus on prefabricated construction. With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s target of nearly doubling Canada’s rate of residential construction in ten years to ultimately build 500 000 homes annually, prefabricated construction has become a centrepiece of this conversation. The...

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