Beyond the practical reasons for wanting a secondary suite, such as having a senior-age parent move in, two-unit homes usually represent a valuable source of rental income for the owner.

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The B.C. government is offering homeowners up to $40,000 to build a secondary suite as part of a new program aimed at boosting the supply of affordable housing across the province. About 3,000 ...

City council is set to take another crack at making it easier for homeowners to develop secondary suites — at least in a handful of central districts. There's a proposal to allow secondary suite ...

When Nick Ainis started work on a new detached home in the town of Meaford in 2023, he already knew it would include a secondary suite. “It gives my family flexibility,” explains ...

The B.C. government’s much-touted program to encourage homeowners to build secondary suites has become another casualty of the continuing trade war with the United States, joining the NDP’s ...

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports that in 2023, there were 1,518 secondary suites either completed or underway in Calgary. With government agencies standing by with cash incentives to ...

A Halifax-area couple are calling on the municipality to be more flexible in helping families create affordable housing, after facing roadblocks in building a secondary suite. For several months ...

The British Columbia government says it is cancelling an incentive program meant to entice more homeowners to build secondary suites, saying the decision is “due to uncertain financial times.” ...

The B.C. government is offering homeowners up to $40,000 to build a secondary suite as part of a new program aimed at boosting the supply of affordable housing across the province. The three-year ...