Halifax needs at least 17,500 more housing units — and the current pace of construction means the shortage could grow to 31,000 units by 2027.
That’s one of the conclusions from a report by consulting firm Turner Drake & Partners.
The province hired the company in the spring of 2022 to assess the housing needs of all 49 municipalities. In October, the government released information about the province as a whole, but left it up to municipalities to disclose information about their local situation.
“It confirms, I think, the things that we always knew — that there is more people coming in than houses
