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Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards

Allison Jones - The Canadian Press Feb 10, 2023

TORONTO — Ontario should speed up new housing approvals, increase skilled trade immigration, and ``rein in'' municipalities introducing varying green building standards, a residential builders' group is telling the government. The…

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Residential construction industry raises funds for housing projects for homeless

Building Jan 20, 2023

The residential construction industry raised more than $1.4 million for construction of two projects in Toronto that provide housing to those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The funds were…

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Ontario passes law boosting ‘strong mayor’ powers in Toronto, Ottawa

Allison Jones - The Canadian Press Dec 9, 2022

Toronto and Ottawa can now enact bylaws with the support of a minority of councillors and the provincial government can appoint certain regional chairs, with the passage Thursday of a ``strong mayor'' law that caps off a whirlwind of widely…

Real Estate

Canada’s National Housing Strategy: Is it really addressing homelessness and affordability?

Jacquie Gahagan and Ren Thomas Nov 17, 2022

In Canada, just over 10 per cent of households live in housing that is unaffordable, unsuitable or inadequate, and they cannot afford alternative housing in their community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint…

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Ontario seeks to give more ‘strong mayor’ powers to Toronto, Ottawa

Allison Jones - The Canadian Press Nov 17, 2022

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to extend further ``strong mayor'' powers to the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa, and is reviewing the role of regional governments, in new legislation the opposition decries as antidemocratic. The bill…

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Tory vows to use strong mayor powers to get new housing division operating fast

The Canadian Press Oct 27, 2022

Toronto Mayor John Tory says he will use so-called strong mayor powers to create a new division at city hall to streamline housing development. We need to get more housing built faster. As promised in my Five Point Housing Plan, we…

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Association of Municipalities of Ontario worries about housing bill impact

Allison Jones – THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 27, 2022

TORONTO – Ontario municipalities are concerned that parts of the province's new housing legislation may actually hamper growth and download excessive burdens to them and their taxpayers. One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday by…

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Ontario set to reduce developer charges to spur new home construction

Allison Jones – THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 26, 2022

TORONTO – Reducing developer charges, allowing more units on one residential lot, and pursuing rent-to-own programs are among a host of measures Ontario announced Tuesday aimed at tackling the housing crisis. The Progressive Conservative…

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Homes still unaffordable for average households despite fall in prices: reports

Nojoud Al Mallees – THE CANADIAN PRESS Sep 29, 2022

OTTAWA – Buying a home has become more unaffordable for Canadians even as housing prices fall, according to new reports from the parliamentary budget officer and RBC. The PBO's house price assessment, published on Thursday, says the…

Construction

RESCON outlines 15 actions governments must take to boost supply of new housing

Building Sep 29, 2022

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is calling on all three levels of government to tackle the housing supply and affordability crisis by immediately adopting a series of recommendations aimed at speeding up…

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