The Latest News, Stories and Innovations in Hybrid Living
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BC Secondary Suite Incentive Program 2024
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The BC Secondary Suite Incentive Program offers significant financial support to homeowners. This program aims to increase affordable housing options through forgivable loans and tax...
Are Tiny Homes Legal in Canada? Everything you need to know.
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Discover the truth about tiny homes in Canada. Learn how to have a legal tiny home in Ontario, British Columbia and other Canadian provinces.
Overcoming Challenges of Finding Parking for Tiny Homes in Ontario
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It can be quite challenging to find Tiny Home Parking in Ontario due to a variety of factors. While the trend towards small homes is...
Small but Mighty: Navigating the Legalities of Tiny Homes in Ontario
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Canada is a big country, and each Province has it's own rules about Living in a Tiny House. In this blog, we talk about the...
In All Fairness
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Generational Fairness Have you heard the term “generational fairness”? And if so, does it make you cringe, or do you resonate with it? Let’s take...
Tiny House National Building Code Request
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In March of 2017, 10 code amendments were submitted on behalf of the Canadian Tiny Home movement. We will keep you updated here on the...
Are young Canadians facing a looming housing crisis?
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Despite being a huge and wealthy country - the statistics are in on housing affordability in Canada. As it turns out, people over 40 are...
The Benefits of “CSA” Standards
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RV VIN number-- Tiny House buzzwords that you might have heard by now. If you plan on living in a tiny house, having a CSA...
Modular Homes — a Solution to Environmental Problems?
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Have you ever wondered -- what exactly, is a modular home? How do they differ from mobile homes, or traditional homes? And what is their...
Building a “Green” Tiny House in BC, Canada
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Do you ever wonder what living in a home without toxins would be like? Does living in a house without VOC's, formaldehyde and chemical-laden concrete...
Habitat for Humanity builds modular homes for families
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When you're a low-income family with children, struggling to get by, owning your own home can seem like a distant reality with financing being a...
The True-Life Tiny House Story that Inspired the Movie “Up”
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We've all seen the charming Disney movie called "UP"- an elderly man refuses to leave his tiny home while his neighborhood is being torn down...
Tiny House Legalities- Up To Date News
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Tiny Homes are on the brink of becoming legalised in the US, with only 1 phase left to be passed on November 8th. What does...
The Top 5 Barriers In The Tiny House Movement
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The Tiny House movement is pretty new in the grand scheme of things and on top of that; it's also a social movement. History shows...
Tiny Homes- A Real Estate Asset?
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The Tiny House movement is a wonderful shift towards sustainable living, but one of the burning questions on people's minds is -- are tiny homes...
Solar Powered Eco Dwelling
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Could this be the home of the future? These solar-powered, expandable eco dwellings take only moments to expand to 3x their size, while supplying solar...
Want to finance a tiny home in Canada? Here’s how!
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For many Canadians the thought of owning a home is more of a distant dream than a reality. A recent article from Market Watch discusses...
The Tiny House with Everything
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There are so many tiny homes and they range in features, price, size and more. In this blog we take a look at what $120k...
Shipping Container Home Before and After- with Photos
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If you want to own a home but you cannot afford it don't be discouraged, the problem is becoming more and more common in Canada...
Shipping Container Home Before and After
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If you want to own a home but you cannot afford it don't be discouraged, the problem is becoming more and more common in Canada...
Tiny Place, BIG Lights
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Have you ever wondered where the most enchanting place to watch the Northern Lights is? Well, look no more! These Tiny Glass Domes are the...
Tiny Place, Big Lights
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Have you ever wondered where the most enchanting place to watch the Northern Lights is? Well, look no more! These Tiny Glass Domes are the...
Shipping Container Homes in Canada and Beyond
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While they aren't for everyone, there's no stopping the growth of Shipping Container Homes in Canada and beyond. They are appearing everywhere and the designs...
Engineer Couple Designs Incredible Off-Grid Tiny Home
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Some people take all of the precautions when building a Tiny Home- carefully researching plans, going to workshops and sometimes opting to just purchase a...
Shipping Container Market Pops up in Toronto
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Along with the cost of living in Canada- fruit, vegetables, and meat prices are also more expensive than they were at this time last year....
Esk’et Tiny House- A Culturally Inspired Design
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In the lower half of British Columbia you’ll find Alkali Lake (Esk’et), part of the Esk’etemc First Nation community of the Secwepemc Nation. Follow the...
10 Questions to Ask When Buying a Previously-Owned Tiny House
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A Tiny House is an investment and just like buying a car, you’ll want to do some research beforehand. Whether it’s purchasing a custom-built, building...
Boy with Autism Dreams of Tiny Home
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Meet the little boy with autism that cannot stop thinking about living in a tiny house, a dream come true for both his and his...
The Psychology of Tiny House Living
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What kind of people actually live in Tiny Homes, and Why? In this blog post we take a closer look at the psychology behind Tiny...
Traditional VS Tiny House
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Considering how small they are, why are Tiny Houses even a thing? The reasons are clear when you zoom out and take a look at...
How Solar Panels Work
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Despite the popularity, a lot of us don't understand how solar panels actually work. Here’s a quick “how solar panels work” guide to the steps...
Shipping Container Homes
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Like tiny homes, shipping container homes fulfill some very unique and growing lifestyle values: eco-design, helping the environment, upcycling and in this case, some very...
Tiny House or RV?
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Have you ever wondered what the difference between an RV and a Tiny House is? Obviously the exteriors are designed differently, but what else? Find...
Tiny Homes for Seniors: Meeting Healthcare Needs (pt 2 of 3)
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In part 2 of this 3 part series we take a closer look at exactly what would be required to ensure that Health Care needs...
Tiny Homes for Seniors: A Three-Part Series, pt 1
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Do stories about care facilities worry you? In this special 3 part series we address the benefits of a tiny house life for seniors, meeting...
Living the Dream- BC Couple Work, Play and Travel Off-Grid
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Living a Dream Life that many of us can only imagine- Mark Coelho and Raphaelle Gagnon are are nomadic Canadians working in the remote wildness...
Tiny Is The New Big
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We all know the old saying that "less is more", but what about when it comes to your house? Read more for 6 Reasons why...
Getting Off The Grid
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LaMar Alexander grew up in a homesteading family. For him, self-sufficiency, including gardening, raising animals and “doing for ourselves” was normal and necessary.
The Housing Crunch
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We all know housing prices have gone way up. It’s great news for some. Since many of our parents and grandparents bought homes decades ago,...
The Newest Tiny House Technologies
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There are a lot of options that you can get when you purchase or build a Tiny House. From bucket compost toilets to solar cells...