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- calendar_today November 6, 2026
Greater Montréal Launches Ambitious Housing Summit
The Greater Montréal region opened a major housing summit on Thursday, focusing on expanding non-market rental housing in the metropolitan area. The event brings together multiple stakeholders to discuss long-term strategies for improving housing accessibility.
Summit Aims for 20% Non-Market Rental Housing by 2046
The central goal of the summit is to develop a roadmap that will increase the share of non-market rental housing in Greater Montréal from its current level of approximately nine per cent to 20 per cent by the year 2046. Non-market housing typically refers to homes that are not subject to standard market forces, such as social, cooperative, or community-run housing.
Approximately 450 Attendees from Across the Region
About 450 municipal officials, housing groups, and industry experts are expected at the one-day event, held at New City Gas in Montréal from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gathering is organized by the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM), which oversees metropolitan planning initiatives.
Sessions Address Key Issues in Affordable Rental Housing
The summit’s program includes sessions on critical topics such as development and infrastructure costs, housing financing, urban density, and homelessness. These sessions aim to clarify the challenges and opportunities toward expanding the region’s supply of non-market rental units.
Proposed Roadmap and Next Steps
Organizers plan to present a proposed roadmap late in the afternoon, summarizing collaborative strategies and potential actions for the coming decades. As of the time of publication, it was not yet known whether concrete commitments or decisions would result from the summit.
Background and Sources
This summit follows an October announcement by the CMM, underlining the region’s intention to rapidly improve the supply of non-market rental housing. The event’s programming and schedule were confirmed with information from official CMM releases and summit resources accessed on November 5, 2026.
Source: westislandblog.com.
