From 1.5 million to ‘as many homes as we can’: Ontario faces home building realities
Posted: Nov 15th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsNew homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Ontario is lowering projections for new home construction levels in its fall economic statement, putting the government further away from building 1.5 million[...]
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Adding Value to a Home Through Affordable Renovations
Posted: Sep 27th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsIt’s no secret that many Canadians are being priced out of buying a home in the city that they want to live in. Increased cost of living paired with inflation rates have dramatically raised the[...]
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Building Towards a Circular Economy
Posted: Feb 17th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsGenerating a staggering $141 billion in GDP for Canada in 2020, the construction sector is integral to Canada’s economy, but the benefits of construction go far beyond just dollars. Construction creates the infrastructure that connects[...]
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Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards
Posted: Feb 11th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO — 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[...]
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GTA new home sales dipped in 2022, affected by interest rates, monetary policy
Posted: Jan 27th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsAccording 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[...]
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Renting increased by three times the rate of home ownership in last decade: RBC
Posted: Dec 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Royal Bank of Canada economists say the country has reached a record number of renters as the number of people renting has increased at three times the rate of homeowners in the past[...]
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Pierre Poilievre: A look at the new Conservative leader’s key campaign promises
Posted: Sep 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – 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[...]
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Preventing the collapse of partially-constructed new homes
Posted: Sep 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto: 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[...]
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RESCON cites three issues Ontario should address to boost housing
Posted: Aug 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has recently released a three-step proposal to boost the housing supply in Ontario. “There are three critical matters that need to be addressed if we want to reach[...]
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Home Prices See Steady Rise Across Canada in H1: CENTURY 21
Posted: Jul 28th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsA press release from CENTURY 21 Canada states that while interest rates have been on the rise for the past few months, the Canadian housing landscape continued to see pricing growth during the first six[...]
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