At the heart of the Second World War-era policy is the ‘Strawberry-box home’ or ‘Victory home’, a type of house built for returning war veterans and their families.
The Housing Accelerator Fund, a $4-billion federal funding program, earmarks funds for municipalities to support housing. These incentives are tied to zoning changes.
Experts believe the ‘fourplex’ may be the answer to many of Canada’s housing woes. The problem, though, is that fourplexes are illegal to build in most of Canada.