Eastbound and Outpriced: The Great GTA Family Migration

The Missing Middle Podcast · Oct 8, 2025 · 21m

Ontario’s family housing crisis is spreading fast, and it’s not just a GTA problem anymore. In this episode of The Missing Middle podcast, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt delve into a new report that reveals how the shortage of family-friendly homes in the GTA is driving young families east and south, reshaping entire regions from Peterborough to Ottawa.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:55 Understanding ground-oriented ownership homes

04:00 The ripple effect of GTA's housing shortage

06:40 Population growth and its impact on housing

09:00 Drive-until-you-qualify: migration patterns

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