Housing crisis: Big headache for housing in Quebec

The housing crisis was felt on Friday in a Quebec tradition removed from 1^Er In July, many tenants must decide to tighten their belts or make offers to find a new home.

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Every moving tenant had their story on the streets of Quebec on Friday, as more expensive and harder to find.

“It’s difficult with prices. You have to have a good budget to find good apartments for families,” notes Jeremy Francoeur-Lord, father of a one-year-old boy.

The 23-year-old and his wife, expecting a new baby, finally found an apartment in the Saint-Sauveur district.

compromises

So the couple shared five and a half parts of Mr. Francoeur-Lorde will share with her brother, who will be the sole parent with custody of a daughter.

“He [l’appartement] Actually in the range I can afford. I will cut in many places. I can’t spend like before. There will be three of us to pay, but it’s still the same price as we have,” said Mr.

Others had to compromise on the location of their new residence. while passing by Register In Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rose Tremblay-Fontaine explained that she regretfully left the neighborhood because her needs had changed.

“I am going to Saint-Roch. I found a very expensive three and a half, and she really didn’t make it expensive because she was a small owner. Not found in Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The prices are too high, nothing below $900,” sighs the student.

55 cases remain unsolved

In a sign that the housing crisis is well established in Quebec, the Municipal Housing Office (OMHQ) has supported nearly 550 families in their housing search since the beginning of the year, more than double the number by the same date in 2021.

On Friday, about 55 files were still unresolved because applicants were still looking for housing, in an alternative situation (to stay with relatives) or because they signed leases that start at the end of the summer.

“There’s no one on the street, and it’s very important to mention that,” assured Sébastien Olivier, director of corporate development.

According to a survey by the Regroupement des Comités Logement et Associations de Tenants du Québec (RCLALQ), the average price of rentals posted on the Kijiji platform in recent months was $1,002, up 6% in a year.

“It is certain that there are a good number of tenants who have signed up [un bail]”People who are going to move into houses today know that rent will be in their budget,” says Jonathan Carmichael, spokesperson for the Housing Animation and Information Office of Metropolitan Quebec (BAIL).