Overview
On Thursday April 18/2024, Brian Hahn, CEO of BILDCR, connected with QR Calgary and offered his insights on an array of industry related topics including the 2024 Federal Budget & Housing and Labour Supply. We would like to thank QR Calgary for the opportunity to speak on this topic and BILDCR is open to all interview/media opportunities to speak on the building and development industry in the Calgary Region.
Notable Quotes
- “We are pleased to see that the federal government is embracing what we and our sister organizations across Canada and the Canadian Home Builders Association have been saying which is supply is the key that unlocks the door to affordability.”
- “Certainly the Federal Budget does address the aspects of time, simply put we need to get to yes quicker or if the answer is no, we need to get to that earlier on so we are not wasting time and resources on unproductive efforts.”
- “We need to reasonably and cost-effectively reduce the barriers to development and redevelopment and boost housing supply and similarly a month after that, new communities will be before council and whatever comes out of the new zoning bylaw new communities are needed to address the supply issue.”
- “We need to do a better job of making the pathway into the trades, which is a key part in building these homes, easier and really promoting the importance and dignity of the options available in the trades, and just by talking about these opportunities here today, QR is doing its part.”
- “If you cast your gaze back, in 2023 we have more than doubled the housing starts we completed in 2016, I think we should have some optimism on this and in the true Calgary spirit, we need to get at it. All orders of government and industry have to collaborate, that is the recipe that is going to allow us to take on this challenge one day at a time.”
Find the full interview below, available on Spotify & Apple Music
If you are interested in interviewing Brian, please send media inquiries to Matthew Achtymichuk.
