You can thank City Hall for that . . . they set the minimum size of suite, and they add upwards of $70,000 in permits and fees to the cost of every unit built.  (Source: Urban Development Institute.)

In Victoria, Lisa Helps and her merry band of Rainbow Chasers approved the re-construction of the derelict Janion Hotel to suites as small as 250 square feet, and patted themselves on the back for their foresight and vision.  What the future holds for these coffin-sized suites is less certain.  Most people believe they will quickly devolve to ghettos and slums; the new Single Room Occupancy hotels.