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Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 9th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

PICKERING, Ont. – Ontario will allow students in Grade 11 to begin working toward their apprenticeships in skilled trades. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it’s a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward[...]

Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 11th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

TORONTO — Ontario should speed up new housing approvals, increase skilled trade immigration, and “rein in” municipalities introducing varying green building standards, a residential builders’ group is telling the government. The province is sifting through[...]

GTA new home sales dipped in 2022, affected by interest rates, monetary policy

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 27th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

According to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), 2022 saw the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) experience the lowest level of new home sales since 2018. Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new home[...]

Pierre Poilievre: A look at the new Conservative leader’s key campaign promises

By:Building .caPosted: Sep 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more “freedom” for Canadians. Here[...]

Preventing the collapse of partially-constructed new homes

By:Building .caPosted: Sep 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Photo: Peel Regional Police on Twitter (2 homes damaged on Quintette Close in Brampton. No injuries reported. Officers reported strong winds + rain at time – March 16, 2016) By Sarah Stevenson, P.Eng., Ph.D. Candidate[...]

Record-setting year for residential construction industry: CHBA report

By:Building .caPosted: Jun 25th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) has released its annual report on the performance of Canada’s residential construction industry, which according to the association, details a record-setting year for the industry in its contribution to[...]

Alberta housing starts rebound to 2015 levels as oil prices surge

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

CALGARY – Alberta’s cities are once again abuzz with the sound of hammers and saws as surging oil prices fuel a fresh building boom in the province. According to Statistics Canada, housing starts in Alberta,[...]

Home Building, Construction and RE Groups Congratulate Ford’s PC Party

By:Building .caPosted: Jun 3rd, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Various construction, home building and real estate organizations have come forward and congratulated Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford and the PC’s for being re-elected. The Progressive Conservatives cruised to a second majority government Thursday. Doug Ford’s[...]

GTA new home market slows down in April: BILD

By:Building .caPosted: May 25th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The GTA new home market showed signs of slowing down in April from the exceptionally strong pace of the past year, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today. Total April new home[...]

OREA Calls on Provincial Parties to Prioritize Housing Policies

By:Building .caPosted: May 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

According to the Ontario Real Estate Association, with the Canadian dream of home ownership on life support in Ontario, Ontario REALTORS are calling on all political parties and candidates running in the 2022 Ontario election[...]