Greenbelt is Ontario’s jurisdiction, Ford says after federal minister raises concerns
Posted: Jan 29th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsSteven Guilbeault at the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (photo: UN Biodiversity via Wikimedia Commons) BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Greenbelt is provincial jurisdiction, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister indicated he’d consider[...]
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Has Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?
Posted: Jan 28th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsOntario Premier Doug Ford talks to the media on a construction site in Brampton, Ont., in May 2022. Later in the year, the Ford government justified its adoption of sweeping housing legislation and the opening[...]
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Residential construction industry raises funds for housing projects for homeless
Posted: Jan 20th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsThe residential construction industry raised more than $1.4 million for construction of two projects in Toronto that provide housing to those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The funds were used[...]
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Ontario housing bill to short municipalities by $5 billion: AMO
Posted: Nov 18th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO — Ontario housing legislation could leave communities short $5 billion and see taxpayers footing the bill, either in the form of higher property taxes or service cuts, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario said[...]
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Ontario set to reduce developer charges to spur new home construction
Posted: Oct 31st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Reducing developer charges, allowing more units on one residential lot, and pursuing rent-to-own programs are among a host of measures Ontario announced Tuesday aimed at tackling the housing crisis. The Progressive Conservative government[...]
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Association of Municipalities of Ontario worries about housing bill impact
Posted: Oct 30th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Ontario municipalities are concerned that parts of the province’s new housing legislation may actually hamper growth and download excessive burdens to them and their taxpayers. One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday[...]
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OAA Reviewing Ontario’s New Housing Legislation
Posted: Oct 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a release from the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), housing affordability remains one of the biggest challenges in the province, and association acknowledges that the provincial government is touting Bill 23, More Homes[...]
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Tory vows to use strong mayor powers to get new housing division operating fast
Posted: Oct 28th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsToronto Mayor John Tory says he will use so-called strong mayor powers to create a new division at city hall to streamline housing development. We need to get more housing built faster. As promised in my Five[...]
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RESCON outlines 15 actions governments must take to boost supply of new housing
Posted: Oct 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is calling on all three levels of government to tackle the housing supply and affordability crisis by immediately adopting a series of recommendations aimed at speeding up dysfunctional[...]
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