In preparation for the New Brunswick Housing Futures Summit, the NB Coalition For Tenants’ Rights has produced an infographic detailing the reduction in affordable housing supply from 2011-2021. The data were made publicly available by Statistics Canada last fall and were analyzed by the Coalition and the nationally-recognized HOME-RL (Housing, Mobilization and Engagement Research Lab) at UNB Saint John.
Much of the Summit (which had its first meeting in February 2023) has focused on building new affordable housing, but the NB Coalition for Tenants Rights says that is not enough, and recommends that the adoption of rent control to hold on to the affordable housing already available in the province.
