Industry Professionals respond to Canada’s Housing Plan
Posted: Apr 26th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsOn April 12, 2024, the federal government released Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada’s Housing Plan, which aims to help solve the housing crisis. The plan, which is a significant part of the 2024 budget, features[...]
Read More about Industry Professionals respond to Canada’s Housing PlanWorkforce Increase Required to Meet Housing Supply Targets to Address Affordability in Canada
Posted: Apr 22nd, 2024In: ConstructionNewsBuildForce Canada released its residential employment outlook for 2024-2033 on April 11, which predicts that in order to reach the 5.8 million housing starts over the next 10 years needed to address housing affordability, Canada’s[...]
Read More about Workforce Increase Required to Meet Housing Supply Targets to Address Affordability in CanadaHighlights from the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review
Posted: Nov 7th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsOn November 2, 2023, the Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, released the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building a Strong Ontario Together that outlines how the government will help address ongoing economic uncertainty[...]
Read More about Highlights from the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal ReviewDream Unlimited Corp. Announces Plans to Develop 5,000 Purpose-built Rental Suites Across Canada
Posted: Nov 1st, 2023In: ConstructionNewsDream Unlimited Corp. (TSX: DRM) (“Dream”) has unveiled its plans to provide 5,000 new purpose-built rental units in urban centres across Canada following the recent tabling of new legislation in Parliament relating to GST exemptions,[...]
Read More about Dream Unlimited Corp. Announces Plans to Develop 5,000 Purpose-built Rental Suites Across CanadaIndustry professionals respond to the 2023 Federal Budget
Posted: Apr 4th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsThe Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC), Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), Pembina Institute, Canada’s Building Trades Unions, and RESCON have issued the following statements in response to the federal government’s Budget 2023: According to the[...]
Read More about Industry professionals respond to the 2023 Federal Budget2023 Federal Budget: Ontario Construction Secretariat
Posted: Apr 1st, 2023In: ConstructionNewsCanada rebounded quickly from the pandemic, and in 2022 it was the fastest growing economy in the G7. This was due to government support, strong population growth (highest in the G7), and resilient household and[...]
Read More about 2023 Federal Budget: Ontario Construction SecretariatUnprecedented construction needed in B.C. to offset record immigration: Report
Posted: Mar 30th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsVANCOUVER — Home construction in British Columbia will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association said in a new report[...]
Read More about Unprecedented construction needed in B.C. to offset record immigration: ReportOntario budget shows lower projections for new home construction
Posted: Mar 25th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO — Projections in Ontario’s budget for housing starts show the province’s target to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years slipping further out of reach with each passing year. Nearly 100,000 homes were built[...]
Read More about Ontario budget shows lower projections for new home constructionInflation in Canada continues to slow, reaffirming BOC’s rate pause
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2023In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate continued to slow last month, reaffirming the central bank’s decision to hold its key interest rate steady. In its latest consumer price index report released Tuesday, Statistics Canada said the country’s inflation rate[...]
Read More about Inflation in Canada continues to slow, reaffirming BOC’s rate pauseCMHC says annual rate of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February
Posted: Mar 16th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for the[...]
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