The housing industry

Canadians have become one of the best-housed people in the world. A number of interrelated factors have contributed to this enviable record. One of the most significant has been the evolution of a capable and mature housing industry. Notwithstanding this record of accomplishment, relatively little information exists on the producers of housing in Canada. The circumstances facing the housing industry today are changing dramatically, and the need has become evident for a clearer view of the industry, its evolution over the postwar period, the ways in which it adapted to change and ways in which it might adapt in the future. This study addresses these concerns. It consists of a summaryreport and five working papers. Working paper one, The Evolution of the Housing Industry in Canada, 1946-1986, examines the characteristics of the housing industry in the mid-1980s, how these differ from the industry ....