Canada is investing $600 million in prefab manufacturing, mass timber construction, panelization, 3D printing, and pre-approved housing designs, which amounts to one of the strongest commitments by a national government to supercharge social and affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement, made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, comes as Wood Central reported in January that the government was looking to “Quick Builds” to produce low-rise and mid-rise housing solutions on an industrial scale<\/a> – a throwback to a War Time policy, where Canada manufactured 36 hour “Victory Houses” for returning veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new pledge is part of a suite of policies introduced by the Trudeau-led Liberal Government – which has committed $23 billion to address housing,\u00a0currently trailing the Conservative Pierre Poilievre,<\/a>\u00a0ahead of an October poll defined by a housing shortage and cost-of-living crisis gripping Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n