As you move forward with making buildings more energy efficient, the issue of affordability comes up. I come from a region of the country where housing affordability is a huge issue. Housing availability is a crisis in the Vancouver area, where young families have difficulty getting into any kind of housing other than rental housing. The costs of implementing a new net-zero energy ready model code will be significant. It will add to the cost of new construction. It will also add to the cost of renovating a home and upgrading existing construction. Have any of you done an analysis of the actual cost impact that a new code will have on Canada's housing owners and on the ones wanting to get into the market?
On February 6th, 2018. See this statement in context.