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Industry professionals respond to the 2023 Federal Budget
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC), Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), Pembina Institute, Canada’s Building Trades Unions, and RESCON have issued the following statements in response to the federal government’s Budget…
2023 Federal Budget: Ontario Construction Secretariat
The Federal Government has unveiled 2023 Budget. Below is a brief recap from the Ontario Construction Secretariat that includes an economic overview and additional information about the Clean Technology and Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax…
Unprecedented construction needed in B.C. to offset record immigration: Report
VANCOUVER — Home construction in British Columbia will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association said in a new report on Tuesday.The province…
Ontario budget shows lower projections for new home construction
TORONTO — Projections in Ontario's budget for housing starts show the province's target to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years slipping further out of reach with each passing year.Nearly 100,000 homes were built in the province in…
Inflation in Canada continues to slow, reaffirming BOC’s rate pause
OTTAWA – Canada's annual inflation rate continued to slow last month, reaffirming the central bank's decision to hold its key interest rate steady.In its latest consumer price index report released Tuesday, Statistics Canada said…
Ontario government proposes women’s-only washrooms on construction sites
The Ontario government is proposing changes to require cleaner bathroom facilities, and women’s-only washrooms on construction sites.
According to the government, there are nearly 600,000 construction workers in Ontario, but only one in 10…
CMHC says annual rate of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February.The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for the second month of the year…
Three strategies to help fix housing supply
The causes and solutions to Canada’s housing crisis have been endlessly debated in recent years. But at the core of the challenge is a supply issue - there simply isn’t enough housing to meet demand. According to the Canadian Housing and…
Ontario municipalities feel impacts of housing law, worry over little audit progress
TORONTO — It has been more than three months since Ontario promised to make municipalities ``whole'' on a loss of development charge revenue due to a new provincial law, and they say they're concerned they've seen little to no movement.…
Ontario to require technological education course for high school graduation
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate.Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday that the requirement will start with students who enter Grade…