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Greenbelt is Ontario’s jurisdiction, Ford says after federal minister raises concerns

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 29th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

Steven 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[...]

Has Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 28th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

Ontario 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[...]

CAF-FCA Launches Enhanced Program under Canadian Apprenticeship Service

By:Building .caPosted: Sep 21st, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) and its partners – the Canadian Construction Association, Aboriginal Apprenticeship Board, Apprenticesearch.com, BuildForce Canada and SkillPlan — launched their Canadian Apprenticeship Service program.To support apprentice employment, the federal government’s Apprenticeship[...]

Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 14th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

LAVAL, 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[...]

RCCAO welcomes budget’s housing focus, concerned for funding to cities

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

According 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[...]

Residential builders glad housing identified as a priority, more details are needed

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 11th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

A 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[...]

The federal budget will have the support of the NDP, but will also face opposition

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA – 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.[...]

Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 8th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

TORONTO – 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[...]

Canada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

NATIONAL OBSERVER Canada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says. Many solutions, like building[...]

RCCAO calls on federal government to address significant infrastructure deficit

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into transit, waterworks and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has stated in a recent[...]