Irwin Brar Calls for Practical Standards to Close the Affordable Housing Gap in Western Canada
Irwin Brar, CEO of Apex Construction in Redcliff, Alberta, outlines a ground-level approach to one of Western Canada’s most persistent housing challenges.
The Gap Is Not a Mystery
Alberta, Canada, 10th March 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Affordable housing in Western Canada is not short on attention. It receives policy discussions, task forces, and public concern in steady supply. What it remains short on is output — completed units that families can actually move into.
Irwin Brar has built his career around that distinction. As CEO of Apex Construction, he leads an operation that completes more than 400 affordable housing units per year across Western Canada. His position is straightforward: the shortage is a construction problem as much as a policy problem, and construction problems respond to o...
