Party Platforms: Canadian federal parties on housing in the election

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — With the 2025 Canadian federal election less than four weeks away, political parties are releasing their political platforms.

These platforms cover topics such as housing, energy, healthcare, climate action and economics. 

At the time of publication, there are four candidates announced for the riding: David Watson of the People’s Party of Canada, Mary Forbes of the Green Party of Canada, Cory Longley of the New Democratic Party and incumbent MP Bob Zimmer of the Conservative Party of Canada. 

Ahead of local all-candidate forums, Energeticcity.ca will be exploring the stance of each party running a candidate in the Prince George, Peace River and Northern Rockies riding. 

Liberal Party of Canada

In a March 31st press release, the Liberal Party stated a Mark Carney-led government would aim to “double the pace of construction to almost 500,000 new homes a year.”

The increase in construction would be supported with $25 billion in financing to prefabricated home builders across the country and $10 billion in low-cost financing and capital for affordable home builders. 

The party’s platform also includes measures to “cut red tape” in the housing market, such as building on the Housing Accelerator Fund and reducing municipal development charges by 50 per cent for multi-unit residential housing. 

The Liberals also pledged to “build on the elimination” of the Goods and Services Tax for first-time homebuyers on homes at or under $1 million. 

“A Mark Carney-led government will stand strong against President Trump’s tariffs, create new jobs, cut taxes for the middle class and build the fastest growing economy in the G7,” the release said. 

Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party has committed to making housing more affordable for homeowners by reducing “liberal bureaucracy” to fix the housing crisis, according to a press release.

The party has promised to “axe” sales tax on new homes, a move which it believes will save Canadian families up to $65,000 on home purchases, and “spurring a massive new homebuilding boom.”

The Conservatives also outline intentions to sell 6,000 federal buildings, incentivize faster permit approvals and cut housing taxes for faster home construction. 

“We will bring more boots, not suits, backing 350,000 positions for trade schools and union halls to train red-seal apprentices to build homes, and we will bring back the $4,000 apprenticeship grant that the Liberals plan to eliminate,” the Conservative Party said in a press release. 

“Only a new Conservative government will axe the sales tax on new homes for everyone, remove the gatekeepers who block home building and build homes that Canadians can afford, for a change.” 

New Democratic Party (NDP)

On March 30th, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced the party’s plan to support Canadians with home purchases by offering low-interest, long-term mortgages. The intention is to reduce costs – both monthly and annual – on mortgages. 

The NDP estimates reducing a “typical mortgage” by 0.5 per cent would save homeowners approximately $9,500 over five years.

The party is also promising to invest $1 billion over five years to acquire public land to dedicate towards rent-controlled home construction via the Public Land Acquisition Fund. 

Green Party of Canada

In its housing platform, the Green Party also emphasizes a need for affordable housing. 

The party’s affordable housing plan acknowledges the government has programs in place to fund the construction of affordable housing, but alleges these are based on the inflated housing market. 

“People can’t afford these government-funded ‘affordable’ homes on their actual incomes,” the party writes.

The Greens promise to close legal ‘loopholes’ to “stop criminals from using real estate to hide dirty money” and eliminate tax advantages for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT). 

The intention of the party’s housing plan is to ensure affordable housing means Canadians will be able to pay rent or mortgages with 30 per cent of their regular income. 

People’s Party of Canada (PPC)

The People’s Party of Canada (PPC) addresses affordable housing in its online platform, stating housing “has become out of reach for many Canadians, in particular for young families living in big cities.” 

“Over the past decades, the federal government has spent billions of dollars and created various bureaucratic programs to presumably make housing more affordable, with no results,” the party states.

The party places the responsibility of housing primarily on provincial and local levels of government, alleging federal involvement has only “distorted” the housing market. 

“There is nothing the federal government can do to change provincial or municipal zoning laws, but it can stop contributing to the overheating of the housing market in different ways.” 

The party’s promises for “cooling down” the housing crisis include imposing a “moratorium” on new permanent residents to Canada “for as many years as necessary,” reducing the Bank of Canada inflation target from two per cent to zero, place restrictions on foreign home buyers and privatize or dismantle the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). 

“All [the CMHC] has ever done is encourage Canadians to buy houses they can’t afford, and accumulate massive amounts of debt that the federal government, and ultimately Canadian taxpayers, will be responsible for,” the party states. 

This article is the first in a series Energeticcity.ca will be publishing featuring the platforms of each of the major political parties involved in the 2025 Canadian federal election.