More and Better Housing released their first report card grading each provincial government, along with the federal government, in how well their housing standards are progressing to meet new needs. Unfortunately for us, Alberta ranked dead last with a D+ grade.
The report was performed by More and Better Housing, a non-profit organization which aims to provide recommendations to allow 5.8 million homes to be built in Canada by 2030, and the Task Force for Housing and Climate.
The executive summary states that the report card is based off of how each province followed the recommendations of the Blueprint for More and Better Housing, a report published in March 2024. This blueprint lays out ways for all three levels of government to support new and affordable homes that are both aligned with the country’s climate goals and resilient to worsening extreme weather.
Alberta’s provincial government scored the lowest score out of all provinces, with the reasons cited being that, although muncipial governments have been taking steps to increase supply for families, the provincial government is lagging behind. “Alberta has done less to legalize family-friendly density than other provinces and is lagging on resiliency and energy efficiency,” says the report.
A D+ grade sounds bleak (because it is), but the other provinces didn’t score much higher. No province score above a C+ grade, with the only three to achieve that mark being British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and Québec. The two other prairie provinces scored a C- on the report card.
The federal government scored a B grade on the report.
The full Report Card can be found on More and Better Housing’s website.
