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ๅ ๆฟๅคงๅปบ็ญ่ฎธๅฏๅฎกๆน้ๅบฆๆฏ็พๅฝๆ ขไธๅ
2025 ๅนด CD Howe ็ ็ฉถๆ็ๆๆฐๆฅๅๆๅบ๏ผโๅจๅ ๆฟๅคง๏ผไปๅธๆฟๅฝๅฑๆๅฐๅบๅฝๅฑ่ทๅพๅปบ็ญ่ฎธๅฏ่ฏ้่ฆ่ฟ 250 ๅคฉ็ๆถ้ด๏ผๆฏ็พๅฝ็ไธๅ๏ผๅจ 35 ไธช OECD ๅฝๅฎถไธญ๏ผๅ ๆฟๅคง็ๅปบ็ญ่ฎธๅฏ่ฏๅฎกๆนๆถ้ดๆๅ็ฌฌ 34 ไฝใโ
โๅธๆฟ่ฎธๅฏ่ฏๅฎกๆนๅฏนไบๆๆ็ฑปๅ็ไฝๆฟๆฅ่ฏด้ฝๅพๆ ข๏ผๅๅธๆฟๅฝๅฑๅฏนๅปบ็ญ่ง่็่งฃ้ไธไธ่ด๏ผ้ๅคๆฃๆฅ้ ๆๆ็ไฝไธๅๅฐ้พ๏ผ็็ฎกๆ็ไฝไธๅฏผ่ดๅ ฌๅธๆคๅบๅ ๆฟๅคงใ
โๅ ๆฟๅคงๆฐไฝๆฟ้กน็ฎ็ๅนณๅๅฎกๆนๆถ้ด็บฆไธบ 14 ไธชๆ๏ผๆ นๆฎๅธๆฟๅฝๅฑ็ไธๅ๏ผๅฎกๆนๆถ้ดไป 3 ไธชๆๅฐ 32 ไธชๆไธ็ญ๏ผAltus Group๏ผ2022 ๅนด๏ผใโ
ๅ ๆฟๅคงๅธๆฟๅๅฐไฝฟ็จๅ็็ฎก่ฐๆฅ่ฏๅฎ๏ผโๅฎกๆนๆถ้ด่พ้ฟใๅฎกๆน็งฏๅ่พๅค็ๅๅธ๏ผๅฆๅคไผฆๅคๆๆธฉๅฅๅ๏ผๆฎ้้ขไธดๆด้ซ็่ดๆ ่ฝๅๆๆ๏ผๅ ๆฟๅคงๆตๆผ่ดทๆฌพๅไฝๆฟๅ ฌๅธ๏ผ2023 ๅนด๏ผใโ
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ไฝๆฟ้กน็ฎๆนๅๅๅปบ็ญ่ฎธๅฏ็ๆถ้ด่ถ้ฟ๏ผ็ง่ตๆ่ดญไนฐ็ๆๆฌๅฐฑ่ถ้ซใ
ๆถ้ค้ป็ขๅ็ฑปๅปบ็ญ็็นๆ็ผ่๏ผๆ ่ฎบๆฏไฝๆฟ่ฟๆฏ็ปๆตๆ้็ๅ ถไปๅบ็ก่ฎพๆฝๅ่ตๆบ้กน็ฎใๆไปฟๅ ๅทใไปไปฌๅๅๅป็ปไบๅทๅๅธๆฟๅฝๅฑๅ ญๅนดๅ ไปปไฝๆฐๅปบ็ญ่ง่็ๅข่ฎพใ
ๆไปฌๅฟ ้กปๅ ๅฟซๅปบ่ฎพ้ๅบฆ๏ผๅนถไธบๆๆ้ข็ฎๆไพๆดๅคไฝๆฟ้ๆฉ๏ผไพๅฆ่ๆไฝๅฎ ๏ผ็่ณๆตฎๅจไฝๅฎ ใๆๆ็ฑปๅ็ไฝๆฟ๏ผไพๅฆ้ซๅฑๅไฝๅฑไฝๅฎ ๏ผ้ฝๅบ่ทๅพ้ขๅ ๆนๅ็่ฎพ่ฎก๏ผ่ฟๅฐๆๆๅธฎๅฉใ
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ฑๅๅฝ็ๅฎกๆน้ๅบฆๆฏ็พๅฝๆ
ข๏ผๆฏ็พๅฝๆ
ขไบ168ๅคฉใโโ ICBA BC
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ๆถ้ค้ป็ขๅ็ฑปๅปบ็ญ็็นๆ็ผ่๏ผๆ ่ฎบๆฏไฝๆฟ่ฟๆฏ็ปๆตๆ้็ๅ ถไปๅบ็ก่ฎพๆฝๅ่ตๆบ้กน็ฎใๆไปฟๅ ๅทใไปไปฌๅๅๅป็ปไบๅทๅๅธๆฟๅฝๅฑๅ ญๅนดๅ ไปปไฝๆฐๅปบ็ญ่ง่็ๅข่ฎพใ
ๆไปฌๅฟ ้กปๅ ๅฟซๅปบ่ฎพ้ๅบฆ๏ผๅนถไธบๆๆ้ข็ฎๆไพๆดๅคไฝๆฟ้ๆฉ๏ผไพๅฆ่ๆไฝๅฎ ๏ผ็่ณๆตฎๅจไฝๅฎ ใๆๆ็ฑปๅ็ไฝๆฟ๏ผไพๅฆ้ซๅฑๅไฝๅฑไฝๅฎ ๏ผ้ฝๅบ่ทๅพ้ขๅ ๆนๅ็่ฎพ่ฎก๏ผ่ฟๅฐๆๆๅธฎๅฉใ
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็ผฉ็ญไฝๆฟๅฎกๆนๆถ้ด๏ผๅ ่ฎธๆดๅค
The Hidden Driver of Housing Unaffordability: Building Codes
Condensed and edited Blog repost from Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Intracorp May 6, 2025.
While municipal fees and market trends dominate the conversation, stringent building codes (and their inherent red tape) have become a silent driver of the housing crisis. Modern overregulation has created a "cost-of-delivery" breaking point.
Construction Cost Comparison (Hard Costs Only). This is real example of the building costs for a 224-unit, 20-storey concrete tower (Burnaby Metrotown area of BC).
To isolate the impact of building codes, all cost figures below exclude land, profit, and government fees.โโ
Two-bedroom condo: Today's Incomes Not Enough
Construction and home building costs today!
With construction costs soaring to $562 per square foot (red arrow) from $204 only 15 years ago, homeownership is more unaffordable than ever.
Even before factoring in profit margins, land acquisition, and DCCs (government imposed fees), a buyer would need a gross annual income of at least $140,710 to afford a modest two-bedroom condominium (see Appendix A). Once those additional costs are included, the required income climbs to over $200,000. For perspective, the average gross household income in Canada is $106,300—a stark gap that highlights the growing affordability crisis.
Below is a comparison of the same project and cost breakdown that builders call "pro formas", using construction pricing from fifteen years ago, with the same exclusions and assumptions as above.
Fifteen years ago, construction costs were only $204.19 per square foot – less than half of what they are today. At that time, the gross annual income required to purchase a two-bedroom condominium (excluding profit, land costs, and DCCs) would have been approximately $83,396. With the average Canadian household earning $79,102, homeownership was far more attainable for the average family than it is today."
Construction and home building costs 15 years ago....
From Safety to "Political Manifestoes"
Building codes were originally intended for basic safety and structural integrity. Today, they have evolved into complex mandates for:
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Energy Targets: High-level Step Codes and air conditioning mandates.
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Social Policy: Up to 100% adaptable unit requirements.
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Advanced Specs: Expensive seismic and technological standards.
The Regulatory Red Tape
The pace of change is outstripping the market's ability to pay:
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Massive Volume: 374 proposed national code changes for 2025 alone, the Canadian HomeBuilders Association (CHBA) reports.
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Zero Accountability: There is currently no requirement for a cost-benefit analysis when updating these standards.
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Compounding Costs: Municipalities often layer their own requirements on top of national codes, further bloating budgets.
The Bottom Line: If the economics don't work, housing doesn't get built. Codes should return to prioritizing life safety rather than serving as a vehicle for political agendas or political manifestos hat push homeownership out of reach for the average family.
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