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NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- National Housing Act
1, record 1, English, National%20Housing%20Act
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- An Act to promote the construction of new houses, the repair and modernization of existing houses, and the improvement of housing and living conditions 2, record 1, English, An%20Act%20to%20promote%20the%20construction%20of%20new%20houses%2C%20the%20repair%20and%20modernization%20of%20existing%20houses%2C%20and%20the%20improvement%20of%20housing%20and%20living%20conditions
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
National Housing Act: short title. 3, record 1, English, - National%20Housing%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An Act to promote the construction of new houses, the repair and modernization of existing houses, and the improvement of housing and living conditions: long title. 3, record 1, English, - National%20Housing%20Act
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The purpose of this Act, in relation to financing for housing, is to promote housing affordability and choice, to facilitate access to, and competition and efficiency in the provision of, housing finance, to protect the availability of adequate funding for housing at low cost, and generally to contribute to the well-being of the housing sector in the national economy. 2, record 1, English, - National%20Housing%20Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi nationale sur l'habitation
1, record 1, French, Loi%20nationale%20sur%20l%27habitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Loi favorisant la construction de nouvelles maisons, la réparation et la modernisation de maisons existantes, ainsi que l'amélioration des conditions de logement et de vie 2, record 1, French, Loi%20favorisant%20la%20construction%20de%20nouvelles%20maisons%2C%20la%20r%C3%A9paration%20et%20la%20modernisation%20de%20maisons%20existantes%2C%20ainsi%20que%20l%27am%C3%A9lioration%20des%20conditions%20de%20logement%20et%20de%20vie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi nationale sur l'habitation : titre abrégé. 3, record 1, French, - Loi%20nationale%20sur%20l%27habitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Loi favorisant la construction de nouvelles maisons, la réparation et la modernisation de maisons existantes, ainsi que l'amélioration des conditions de logement et de vie : titre intégral. 3, record 1, French, - Loi%20nationale%20sur%20l%27habitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La présente loi a pour objet, en matière de financement de l'habitation, de favoriser l'accès à une diversité de logements abordables, d'encourager l'accessibilité à des sources de financement ainsi que la concurrence et l'efficience dans ce domaine, d'assurer la disponibilité de fonds suffisants à faible coût et de contribuer à l'essor du secteur de l'habitation au sein de l'économie nationale. 2, record 1, French, - Loi%20nationale%20sur%20l%27habitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de leyes y reglamentos federales canadienses
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Ley nacional de la vivienda
1, record 1, Spanish, Ley%20nacional%20de%20la%20vivienda
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Urban Housing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- new housing construction 1, record 2, English, new%20housing%20construction
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- construction neuve
1, record 2, French, construction%20neuve
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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