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Modular Construction and Quebec's Housing Crisis
Housing deficit, rising rents: what modular construction can realistically deliver against Quebec's housing crisis. Sourced figures.
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housing crisis
26 articles on this topic
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Dear Municipality: Affordable Housing Starts in Your Backyard
A Laurentides land trust, SHQ prefab in 1,300-person villages: what Quebec municipalities have already done for affordable housing and the tools they hold.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: The 2026 Picture
Vacancy under 1%, rents up 55% in Val-d'Or since 2018, mining pressure: why modular construction is taking hold in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Bas-Saint-Laurent: The 2026 Picture
Rents up sharply in Rimouski and Matane, 155 modular student units delivered in 10 months: the 2026 portrait of modular housing in the Bas-Saint-Laurent.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Capitale-Nationale: The 2026 Picture
Quebec City sets housing-start records but stays under pressure until 2027; La Malbaie houses its workers in a co-op. The 2026 modular housing portrait.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Centre-du-Québec: The 2026 Picture
Princeville and Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, two SHQ prefab winners in one region: the Centre-du-Québec is testing the housing factory. The 2026 portrait.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Chaudière-Appalaches: The 2026 Picture
The SILA prefab project in Lévis, a labour shortage squeezing employers, and towns tailor-made for modular: the 2026 portrait of Chaudière-Appalaches.
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Housing and Modular Construction on the Côte-Nord: The 2026 Picture
72 worker housing units in Baie-Comeau, a shortage slowing Sept-Îles, 1,000 units demanded: the 2026 portrait of modular housing on the Côte-Nord.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Estrie: The 2026 Picture
Coaticook and Granby deliver highly prefabricated housing in 2026 while Sherbrooke rents surge. The complete picture of modular housing in Estrie.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine: The 2026 Picture
Three of eleven SHQ prefab projects in Quebec: Gaspésie leads. Paspébiac, Grande-Vallée, Cap-Chat and the Islands' special law — the 2026 portrait.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Lanaudière: The 2026 Picture
An affordable housing shortage in Joliette, a dedicated municipal fund, no SHQ prefab winner: what modular can change in Lanaudière in 2026.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Laurentides: The 2026 Picture
The MRC des Laurentides housing trust, 68 units in Mont-Tremblant, workforce housing: what modular construction can deliver in the region.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Laval: The 2026 Picture
Havre du Renouveau, a 36-unit SHQ prefab winner, and an action plan targeting 2,000 units by 2028: the 2026 portrait of modular housing in Laval.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Mauricie: The 2026 Picture
Trois-Rivières, once Canada's worst vacancy rate, is recovering; the Mauricie remains hardest hit by RPA closures. The 2026 modular housing portrait.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Montérégie: The 2026 Picture
Pointe-de-Longueuil's 1,055 Maisons Canada units, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield builds, SHQ prefab next door: the 2026 portrait of the Montérégie.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Montreal: The 2026 Picture
Projet Acadie delivered in under 12 months, the new mayor's 20% off-market rule, rents up 7.2%: the 2026 portrait of modular housing in Montreal.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Nord-du-Québec: The 2026 Picture
Chibougamau is rebuilding 50 public housing units, Nunavik is short 800 homes and costs three times more: what prefab can — and cannot — do there.
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Housing and Modular Construction in the Outaouais: The 2026 Picture
24 prefab units in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, 199 units at Le Champlain in Gatineau, 91 student units at UQO: the 2026 portrait of the Outaouais.
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Housing and Modular Construction in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: The 2026 Picture
0.4% vacancy in Saint-Félicien, 0.5% in Dolbeau-Mistassini: the small towns around Lac Saint-Jean are bone dry. The 2026 modular housing portrait.
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The Housing Crisis Explained to Your Skeptical Brother-in-Law
Vacancy rates, an 860,000-unit deficit, rising rents: the housing crisis summed up for the family dinner, with verified figures to back you up.
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We Build Cars in Factories. Why Not Homes?
Nobody would buy a car assembled in a driveway in the rain. For homes, that's the norm. What factory construction actually changes — verified figures.
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5 Numbers That Sum Up the Housing Crisis in 2026
1.3% affordable vacancy in Montreal, +7.2% rent, 860,000 missing homes, a pace to quadruple, 566 factory units: the crisis in five verified numbers.
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How 8Module Wants to Tackle the Housing Crisis
Multi-unit buildings of 6 to 24+ units, about 85% factory-built, a 12-plex assembled in 4 days per the manufacturer: 8Module's pitch, without the gloss.
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Solving the Housing Crisis With Factory-Built Homes? Quebec Is Actually Trying It
The SHQ's 500 prefab units, Projet Acadie delivered in under 12 months, $13B from Maisons Canada: Quebec is testing the housing factory. Status report.
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2,039 Households Without a Lease on July 1: The Crisis Changes Face
2,039 households without a lease after July 1, ~21,500 rundown public housing units, parties now talking affordability: the housing crisis in 2026.
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+55% in Val-d'Or: Why Rents Are Exploding in the Regions
Rents up about 55% in Val-d'Or since 2018, 0.4% vacancy in Saint-Félicien: the mechanics of exploding regional rents, explained without jargon.