The Fraser Institute did an analysis on the cost of red tape in the original construction of housing, and it showed that in Hamilton the cost is $21,000 per home build. In Oakville it's $60,000, and in Toronto it's $46,000.
Of course, 100% of these costs are passed on to the home buyer, because the builder is not in the business of providing housing at a loss. Is Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation tracking these costs and taking them into consideration when it receives requests for funding from particular municipalities for housing?