JOHN'S, N.L. — As a shortage of affordable rental housing grips the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, an anti-homelessness group is calling on the City of St. John's to fill its vacant public units.Doug Pawson, executive director…

TORONTO – Ontario landlords can raise rents a maximum of 2.5 per cent on most units without seeking special approval next year.The province announced its rent increase guideline Wednesday for 2023, which will apply to rent increases…

Metrolinx has launched a design competition to encourage teams to submit innovative urban design and landscape architecture solutions for the Ontario Line infrastructure that will be built around the existing rail corridor extending…

OTTAWA — Canada's banking regulator is tightening requirements for some types of real estate loans to protect homeowners who may be at greater risk from higher interest rates.The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions…

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose previous government said it was stymied by municipalities in making further progress on housing supply, said Monday he will have a very ``aggressive'' plan moving forward.Ford said that supply…

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard, which prioritizes reductions in carbon emissions and embodied carbon.“These updates to the ZCB-Design Standard…

Amidst skyrocketing costs of living and housing, mistrust towards Bank of Canada rises, too

The Canadian Wood Council hosted a full-scale fire test at the Canadian Explosives Research Lab in Ottawa, to observe the behaviour of mass timber construction exposed to fire.To date, the majority of exposed mass timber compartment…

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) has released its annual report on the performance of Canada’s residential construction industry, which according to the association, details a record-setting year for the industry in its…