BoC considered not raising rates last month, but hot economy swayed decision
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem at the January 25, 2023 interest rate announcement meeting OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada contemplated not raising interest rates last month but with the economy outperforming expectations, its governing council ultimately decided […]
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Call for proposals: Natural Resources Canada’s Codes Acceleration Fund
Natural Resources Canada’s new Codes Acceleration Fund offers $100M in funding opportunities for projects geared towards accelerating the implementation of high performance building codes. There are two streams for this program funding: Stream 1: Provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous […]
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Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards
TORONTO — Ontario should speed up new housing approvals, increase skilled trade immigration, and “rein in” municipalities introducing varying green building standards, a residential builders’ group is telling the government. The province is sifting through […]
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Hazel McCallion, former longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dies at 101
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hazel McCallion, who developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, died Sunday morning after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. She was […]
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Interest rate hikes: The Bank of Canada’s ‘resolute’ fight against inflation could threaten its credibility
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, holds a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Ellen D. Russell, Wilfrid Laurier University The Bank […]
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