Backyard cottages — from 800-square-foot bungalows to Lilliputian studio cabins — are springing up behind houses in many cities, some of which have changed zoning laws to accommodate them.

Granny flats, backyard cottages, garage apartments, in-law suites, guest houses — whatever you call them, a new bipartisan bill could make them easier to finance. The SUPPLY Act, introduced in ...

And the Ottawa Cottage Life & Backyard Show, which returns to the EY Centre from April 12 to 14, is one of the region’s largest, one-stop destinations for homeowners and cottagers.

Those were created by lifting an existing one- or two-story cottage and building a semi-underground bottom floor unit. Zoning code complicates ADU construction ...