https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dream-unlimited-rental-housing-plan-federal-gst-canada
It's like Canada never really planned to ever have that much of the world's population, despite being the world's 2nd largest county in overall area. A population of 80 million is only 1% of 8 billion. It's taken quite a while for Canada just to contain 0.5% of the world's population.
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/population_and_demography/40-million June 2023
There has always been a lagging pace of infrastructure development in BC & Atlantic Canada.
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/3861-40-million-strong-canada-reaches-new-population-milestone
One would expect such a slow pace in the arctic regions.
