Governments must take action now to address homebuilding challenges

Governments must take action now to address homebuilding challenges

May 13, 2025

By Richard Lyall

RESCON

The adage, “Go West, young man,” made famous in the mid-1800s by journalist Horace Greeley, founding editor of The New York Tribune, seems to sum up the situation in Canada these days.

There appears to be a brain drain of young adults ages 25 to 44 heading to the Prairies, namely Alberta, according to latest interprovincial migration figures. Provinces such as Ontario are losing talent.

There was also a minor gain of 299 workers in New Brunswick, but it is considered statistically insignificant and is rounded to zero.

The reason for the exodus from provinces such as Ontario?

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