{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/shahins-ca\/2026\/09\/17\/canada-fee-cuts-could-unlock-supply\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","slug":"canada-fee-cuts-could-unlock-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/canada-fee-cuts-could-unlock-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Fee Cuts Could Unlock Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/shahin-shahlaee\/reducing-development-fees-fda7\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Drawing from over two decades of consulting and my background in business analysis, I pay close attention to the impact of development fees on the Canadian housing market\u2014especially in dynamic cities like Vancouver. Recent findings from our national housing agency reveal that reducing these fees could make about 14% more residential projects viable nationwide. The effect is even more pronounced in Toronto and Vancouver: eliminating charges could boost project viability by around 10%, and in Toronto, this could account for half the city\u2019s stated housing supply needs. Notably, Calgary\u2019s fees on new homes are much lower\u2014ranging from roughly $4,000 for a one-bedroom high-rise to $9,000 for detached homes, compared to Vancouver\u2019s $20,000 to $33,000 for similar units. While these fees are essential for funding infrastructure like roads and administration, the optimal balance isn\u2019t zero. Strategic fee reductions\u2014especially on family-sized homes\u2014could help new developments compete in Canada\u2019s priciest markets, where larger units often outprice comparable resale options and present challenges for families seeking space.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing from over two decades of consulting and my background in business analysis, I pay close attention to the impact of development fees on the Canadian housing market\u2014especially in dynamic cities like Vancouver. Recent findings from our national housing agency reveal that reducing these fees could make about 14% more residential projects viable nationwide. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":370,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/370"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}