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TORONTO – Ontario's new COVID-19 emergency measures don't prevent construction from continuing on many developments, including condos.Residential Construction Council of Ontario president Richard Lyall said the exception is important…

Construction

Permitted construction activities under Ontario’s new stay at home order

Building Jan 12, 2021

Ontario has declared a state of emergency and issued a stay-at-home order that will take effect Thursday January 13 at 12:01 a.m. in response to surging COVID-19 infections that threaten to overrun the health-care system. According to the…

Urban Planning

Half of Ontario’s Greenbelt Council quits in wake of chair’s protest resignation

The Canadian Press Dec 7, 2020

Half of the remaining members of Ontario's Greenbelt Council have followed their former chairman's lead by stepping down in protest of pending environmental reforms.Six members, all appointed under the previous Liberal government,…

Urban Planning

Ford PCs backtrack on developer giveaway but buyers will end up covering new community features

Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nov 25, 2020

THE POINTERIn May, the City of Mississauga gnashed its teeth.At the time, it was knee-deep in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of long-term care homes in the city were in outbreak, with dozens of deaths recorded.…

Real Estate

Trudeau cabinet meets to discuss rebuilding amid rising number of COVID 19 cases

The Canadian Press Sep 14, 2020

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians against relaxing their guard against COVID-19 as he and his cabinet kicked off two days of closed-door meetings to discuss the pandemic and how to lead the country through a second…

Construction

Annual pace of housing starts increased in August: CMHC

Building Sep 9, 2020

The trend in housing starts was 213,144 units in August 2020, up from 204,597 units in July 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally…

Real Estate

Liberals extend commercial rent relief program for last time

The Canadian Press Sep 9, 2020

OTTAWA – An underused program to give hard-hit small businesses a break on their rent is getting one more month of service, but without any of the changes critics say are needed to prevent stores from permanently closing their doors.On…

Construction

Investment in building construction plunged 45.9% in April: Stats Can

Building Jun 22, 2020

According to a Statistics Canada release, investment in building construction plunged 45.9% to $8.4 billion in April compared with the previous month. Previously, the largest national decline on record for the current series (which dates…

Real Estate

Small businesses seek rapid rent relief measures as Trudeau promises more support

Ian Bickis – THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 16, 2020

TORONTO – Small businesses are hoping for promised rent relief from both landlords and government as the COVID-19-related shutdown drags on and their bills pile up.The urgency comes as some landlords have already started issuing…

Building

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in December

The Canadian Press Jan 9, 2020

OTTAWA – Developers started building fewer homes than expected in December, mostly because of a decline in multi-unit projects, Canada's housing agency said Thursday.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said the seasonally adjusted annual…

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