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Build Canada Homes’ first moves: 4,000 direct-build units and a controversial B.C. condo conversion push

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Insolvency Insider
August 28, 2026

Parisa Gerami Hurst and Olivia Butzelaar of BLG outline the federal government’s early implementation of Build Canada Homes, including six direct-build projects covering about 4,000 homes on federal land and a more controversial British Columbia initiative that could convert more than 2,200 unsold condos into affordable housing, potentially through a rent-to-buy model.