From Attainable Homes Calgary:
"Hi friends! Canada’s industry minister said PM Mark Carney has given her 60 days to cut red tape in her department and speed up the processes that drive the government’s marquee innovation programs.
“We are a war cabinet, and we need to have a wartime philosophy, culture in making sure that we can do things quickly and deliver results in a speedy manner,” Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said in an interview with The Logic on Friday, May 23rd.
Amazing! Let’s see this applied to factory-built affordable housing.
Attainable Homes Calgary is excited to unveil our next project- 200 factory-built homes- located in Hillhurst Sunnyside in Calgary. The Development Permit application will be submitted soon.
If we truly have a wartime philosophy to attack the multitudes of challenges we face in this country, including housing, we could have these 200 homes (one, two and two + den bedroom units) occupied by hard-working Calgarians- in 2026!
It so happens that Minister Joly’s deadline to cut red tape is exactly the length of time a permitted use housing application should have approval to develop granted (a happy accident).
Here is what 2026 project delivery looks like in the context of the Affordable Housing Formula:
1- LAND. This is zero cost City of Calgary land. This land cost savings is directly passed on to tenants.
2- MONEY. We are pursuing access to the $36 Billion pledged for factory built affordable housing. AHC operates in both sectors described in the Liberal election platform –we are an "affordable home builder" ($10 Billion) and an "innovative Canadian pre-fabricated home builder" ($26 Billion).
3- CERTAINTY
a. Certainty of PRODUCTION is in the form of mass production of the housing unit, just like any other consumer good. Industrialized repetition leads to efficiency, exemplary quality control, & reduced costs via ongoing factory construction.
b. Certainty of PERMITS comes through following provincial law & issuing development permits once applications are proven complete & conforming to zoning rules. See past posts about how development processes that follow the timelines outlined in the Alberta Municipal Government Act result in automatic yes approvals.
Once the DP is issued within 60 days from application, we can get on the
ATCO Structures production line, in the fall of THIS YEAR.
I am daring to let myself believe Canada is on the cusp of shedding the generations of built-up layers of excessive bureaucracy that have stalled our innate “get it done” spirit. We are a country of doers and it is time to do more and talk less.
I will share with you live updates as we progress through the approval process, reporting back that our fully compliant permitted use development permit application has been approved within 60 days of application.
Please stay tuned!"
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