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The Government of Nova Scotia has announced that is investing $19 million in rebates to support low-income families in making their homes more comfortable and energy-efficient and help Nova Scotians buy clean, reliable electric vehicles.…

The Healthy Communities Initiative is a $31 million investment from the Government of Canada to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19.COVID-19 has constrained access and use of public spaces in communities across Canada.…

OTTAWA — Documents given to parliamentarians show federal officials audited at least 127 landlords who received aid through a program designed to ease rent costs for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.That was the figure as…

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could lose out on $260 million from a simplified federal tax measure to let Canadians write off working from home due to the pandemic.Workers who have been able…

The Ontario government has launched a consultation to modernize first aid requirements, with a focus on a proposal to enhance health and safety training standards at all workplaces. According to the government’s recent release, the public…

The federal government has announced details of the $203.3 million Rapid Housing Initiative allocation for Toronto. As part of its Investment Plan for the Major Cities Stream, Toronto will be undertaking seven projects to create…

TORONTO – Ontario homeowners who haven't started work on their renovation projects as of Jan. 12 will have to put their plans on hold under the province's new construction rules.The rules are part of tightened COVID-19 restrictions…

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…

The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) released a video that calls on the federal and provincial governments to take urgent action and commit more funds to municipalities so "that state-of-good-repair projects…

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…