A home should come with a neighbourhood.

Build a place to live, not just a unit.

Allow small homes, flats, local shops and services to share a neighbourhood. Set clear rules for fire, noise, access and harmful uses. Do not make a quiet shop face the same test as a polluting plant.

Make a path to ownership as well as rent. Give small homes a clear route to their own title, safe access and fair shared costs. Homes to rent and homes to buy both belong in the plan.

Use the map without overselling it.

The chart covers all ten provinces and three territories. It estimates nearby access. It does not say whether the food is cheap or the walk suits a child, older person or wheelchair user.

Map quality can vary by place. A higher share is not a complete quality-of-life score. Use it to find gaps, then check the streets and stores with the people who use them.

Count what makes life better.

Alongside new homes, count rent and purchase costs, travel time, safe crossings, access for disabled people and the cost to run local services. Track whether people with low incomes can stay.

A small town need not look like a big city. Homes near its main street can still bring daily needs closer. Remote places need plans that fit their distances, climate and local choices.

What we want changed

1. Allow useful neighbours

   End blanket bans on small homes and harmless local shops. Keep clear rules for real harm.

2. Plan the whole daily trip

   Join housing plans with safe paths, crossings, transit and access to daily needs. Let people keep the choice to drive.

3. Show who gains

   Publish results for renters and buyers, low-income households, children, older people and disabled people. Track costs as well as new homes.

Who can act

Local and Indigenous governments, provinces, territories and the federal offices that fund homes and streets.

What this could cost the public

Street and service work needs a budget. Price each local plan, including upkeep. We do not claim a national savings total.