The province has experienced a population boom in recent years, but housing availability has not kept pace, said Houston. Whether that will be enough time to get sufficient housing stock in place remains to be seen, but Houston said he believes "considerable progress" can be made in that time. Watch video of the Halifax Mayor Mike Savage's news conference: "Tenants need help and they need certainty," said Houston. While Houston and the Tories have steadfastly said increasing supply, not rent control, is the long-term solution, on Wednesday he acknowledged a bridge is required until more supply is available. That action includes the extension of the rent cap, which was first introduced in November 2020 and could have ended in February 2022. "We know enough right now to take action and we're obligated as a government to do so." "We see Nova Scotians forced to live on the streets and the reality for them is that winter is coming," he said. Houston said the effects of a lack of available housing are clear, as is the situation with homelessness that's resulted in tent cities popping up in parts of Halifax Regional Municipality. Premier Tim Houston and Housing Minister John Lohr made the announcement during a news conference in Halifax on Wednesday. 31, 2023, as part of an ambitious plan intended to address the province's housing crisis.
The Nova Scotia government is enshrining the current two per cent cap on rental increases in law until Dec.
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