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Ontario’s Construction Employment Reaches 4-Month High

Building Sep 17, 2021

According to a release from the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS), Statistics Canada’s latest labour force data was released on September 10th, showing an additional 10,000 construction industry jobs in Ontario in August compared…

Construction

MZOs necessary due to speed of approvals: RESCON

Building Sep 17, 2021

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has issued a statement voicing it’s disappointed at a recent Ontario Divisional Court ruling which indicates that the provincial government erred in failing to consult the public…

Real Estate

Federal election 2021: More supply won’t solve Canada’s housing affordability crisis

Joel Roberts, York University Sep 17, 2021

A four-year-old girl plays house as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Mississauga, Ont., where he spoke of his party’s policy on affordable housing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Joel Roberts, York University,…

Real Estate

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says annual pace of housing starts slowed in August

The Canadian Press Sep 17, 2021

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August slowed compared with July as the rate of new home construction continued to slow from their highs earlier this year.The housing agency says the…

Real Estate

Federal leaders argue over affordability plans as campaigns make pitch for votes

Jordan Press and Christopher Reynolds – THE CANADIAN PRESS Sep 15, 2021

OTTAWA – The question of who would make life more affordable for Canadians hit the campaign trail Wednesday with party leaders defending why their spending plans would ease pressures as inflation hit a near two-decade high.On…

Real Estate

CREA lowers home sales forecast, but nudges average price higher

Tara Deschamps – THE CANADIAN PRESS Sep 15, 2021

Tight supply conditions and increasing home prices pushed the Canadian Real Estate Association to forecast the country will wrap the year with fewer home sales than it previously predicted.The association revealed an updated…

Real Estate

Affordability issues dotting campaign platforms from major parties

Mia Rabson – THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug 27, 2021

OTTAWA – Canada's main political parties say they are putting your pocketbook at the top of their agendas, with varying promises to help make everything from housing to food to mobile phone bills less costly.Affordability was…

Real Estate

Real estate industry worried Liberal housing plan won’t alleviate supply issues

Tara Deschamps - The Canadian Press Aug 25, 2021

TORONTO — Liberal leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party's housing plan Tuesday, but real estate industry members are concerned it won't do much to alleviate a lack of supply.Trudeau's plan, announced at a Tuesday campaign stop in…

Building

The Rick Hansen Foundation receives Government funding to help more persons with disabilities…

Building Aug 19, 2021

The Government of Canada announced an investment of up to $7.5 million to the Rick Hansen Foundation for a project funded under the Sectoral Initiatives Program (SIP).With this investment, the Foundation will establish a new…

Building

Real sustainability must start with the house and the home

Gary Martin Aug 19, 2021

I was a carpenter and contractor for decades during and in between university. In 2008 an old injury flared up, forcing me to start looking for something else to do. I had some pressing questions about how we build and use our homes, so I…

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