Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike
Posted: Apr 14th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsLAVAL, Que. – Measures in the recently tabled federal budget such as a tax-free savings account for first-time homebuyers will help Canadians weather the Bank of Canada’s new interest rate hike, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. Earlier[...]
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RCCAO welcomes budget’s housing focus, concerned for funding to cities
Posted: Apr 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a release by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), the alliance welcomes the focus on housing and infrastructure investment in the Federal Government’s Budget 2022 but is troubled that there[...]
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Residential builders glad housing identified as a priority, more details are needed
Posted: Apr 11th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsA release from the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) announced that the organization is pleased the federal government has made the country’s housing crisis a major plank in its 2022 budget but it’s unclear[...]
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The federal budget will have the support of the NDP, but will also face opposition
Posted: Apr 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – The Liberals have done enough to honour their agreement with the NDP, but that doesn’t mean the federal budget will pass without opposition. “We still have critiques and criticisms,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday.[...]
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Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation
Posted: Apr 8th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – The Liberal government will try to ease Canada’s housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs along with measures to cool the market and help those[...]
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Does the budget address N.B.’s affordable housing shortage?
Posted: Mar 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsSaint John, New Brunswick skyline (photo: Wikimedia Commons) RIVER VALLEY SUN New Brunswick Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves tabled an $11.3 billion budget on Tuesday, March 22, focusing on tax cuts and relief[...]
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Freeland says budget needs to focus on economic growth, be mindful of high inflation
Posted: Feb 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says making homes more affordable to buy and boosting the country’s economic potential will be key considerations in this year’s federal budget. Freeland laid out the broad strokes of the spending[...]
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More supply needed to ease housing price crunch, but always more to do, Freeland says
Posted: Apr 22nd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country needs a boost in the supply of housing to help make prices more affordable, but suggests there may be other steps governments can take. Speaking at a virtual[...]
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