Human Resources committee  Is that for federal lands?

Human Resources committee  Your question is what do we think of the municipality having first refusal?

Human Resources committee  In Calgary that is not a requirement. The illustration I would give you is that the City of Calgary is the largest industrial landowner there is, so in our particular circumstance, I can't see it making a lot of sense. I think it was Mr. Rubenstein from FCM who said that each m

Human Resources committee  Well, I'm not sure specifically which ones you're referring to, but I'm going to make a leap of faith that they were handed over in terms of what I think we refer to as the affordable housing end of the spectrum here. I can't quarrel that affordable housing is an issue that needs

Human Resources committee  I would say that if we don't see reasonable approvals of business cases before city council in the current intake that's there, we will very shortly be into a supply crunch.

Human Resources committee  The evidence about the Calgary market supply is somewhat reflected in my opening statement. Our market-based pricing is competitive with pretty much any major metropolitan area in Canada. However, that's going in the wrong direction. Prices are going up for an assortment of rea

Human Resources committee  To be clear, Calgary City Council has done a number of positive things. We've heard about the automation of processes. Certainly, throughout the pandemic, we've seen the automation of processes in Calgary: the ability to submit development applications remotely, and remote inspec

Human Resources committee  To be clear, our members aren't typically social housing members, so by “operating agreements”, I take it your context is one where developers would pay for operating agreements on lands that would be developed. I hope I'm gathering that correctly. Generally speaking, our member

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair and members of the standing committee, good afternoon and thank you for the invitation to address you today on a very important matter for Canadians, which is housing supply and home affordability. I am the CEO of BILD Calgary Region. We are a not-for-profit associatio