Ontario Contractors Remain Confident Amid Risks and Uncertainty: OCS
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels The annual Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) Contractor Survey has found that Ontario non-residential building contractors remain confident in continued business growth through 2025, despite an uncertain political landscape to start […]
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Builders warn that Trump tariffs will drive up housing prices on both sides of border
Image credit: RESCON The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is warning that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will lead to price hikes for building materials and raise the price of a new home in […]
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Manitoba prosecutors take second look, say no charges coming in construction project
The Manitoba flag flies on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Manitoba prosecutors have decided, for a second time, to not pursue criminal charges in the case of a construction project that ran […]
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Climbing unemployment; Building Construction Price Index down substantially in 2024: OCS
An Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) report indicated that a combination of a year-over-year dip in employment and 3.2 per cent growth in the construction labour force led to a spike in the unemployment rate, which […]
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Multi-family builder sentiment lowest since early 2021, single-family close second: Report
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) 2024 Q4 Housing Market Index (HMI) indicates further decline in the sentiment of Canada’s homebuilding industry. This is likely a result of current poor selling conditions for both single-family and […]
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