CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - July 06, 2016) - On Thursday, July 7, the Fraser Institute will release a new study (the first of its kind in Canada) spotlighting the effects of municipal regulations on housing affordability in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.
The study, The Impact of Land-Use Regulation on Housing Supply in Canada, analyzes land-use regulation in 68 municipalities (including 18 of Canada's largest).
A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired on July 7 at 5:30 a.m. (Eastern).
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Kenneth P. Green
Senior Director, Natural Resource Studies
Fraser Institute
Pierre Desrochers
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Fraser Institute
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