The Saskatoon Chamber has written to provincial policymakers urging them to consider the unintended consequences of rent control policy that consistently fails to improve affordability and harms new renters and new investment alike. Housing affordability is a pressing issue for many, and we share the goal of ensuring that safe, quality rental housing is accessible and attainable. However, we strongly caution against rent control as the means to that end. The evidence is clear and consistent: rent control, while well-intentioned, produces outcomes that are fundamentally at odds with long-term affordability and housing supply.
Read our letter here.