"Canada is facing a severe housing shortage that is contributing to unprecedented increases in housing prices in almost every part of the country. As a result, prospective homebuyers are tempering their expectations. Some are settling for a less impressive house than they wanted.
"
"The housing crisis is not new in Canada"
"historian John Bacher describes that, in the early 1900s, Canadians were “faced with the choice of accepting shelter that was overcrowded, poorly serviced, or below minimal building-code and sanitary standards.”"-https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-canadas-housing-crisis-experts-break-down-the-different-factors-at-play-239050
"Housing crisis remains dire, even as Manitoba cuts thousands-long wait-list"