Building

By investing in this kind of international collaboration, Canada can address its domestic housing crisis while helping drive the modular housing industry. (Shutterstock) Canada is facing a worsening housing crisis. Home prices have exploded, with[...]

As the eighth annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month comes to a close, the BC Construction Association (BCCA) has announced the launch of the Past Chair Legacy Fund, a new initiative designed to support the[...]

Cinq4 project players Sophie Ouellet (forewoman), Joannie Paquette (general contractor), site supervisor Roxane Gaudreau-Parent from Équipe Laurence, promoter Anne-Philippe Lemaire and Érika Provost (site machine operator) are the only women to manage such a project[...]

Electricity producer Capital Power Corp. says its profit fell during the first quarter of 2025 as revenues and other income decreased. Hydro towers are seen in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi[...]

A crane is used to move a garbage bin to the upper floors of a condo tower under construction in Vancouver on February 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck WorkSafeBC is urging builders to take[...]

Since dropping from the post-pandemic highs in 2021 and early 2022, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) 2025 Q1 Housing Market Index (HMI) is in its eleventh quarter of negative sentiment. CHBA’s single-family HMI is[...]

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels The annual Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) Contractor Survey has found that construction employment contracted -4.1 per cent year-over-year in March while the labour force fell at a slower rate[...]

Construction workers are seen outside a Concert Properties condo development under construction, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck British Columbia’s government celebrated the first anniversary of one of[...]

DUAL concrete brick prototype, Metric Norman format, Zurich colour. Photo credit: Virginie Gosselin An architecture firm, a builder, and a product manufacturer are joining forces to launch a range of products designed to accelerate the[...]