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CMHC says annual rate of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 16th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for the[...]

Three strategies to help fix housing supply

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 15th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

The causes and solutions to Canada’s housing crisis have been endlessly debated in recent years. But at the core of the challenge is a supply issue – there simply isn’t enough housing to meet demand.[...]

CMHC says annual rate of housing starts slowed 13 per cent in January

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 16th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts fell 13 per cent in January. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for the[...]

Industry groups urge government to prioritize purpose-built rentals to tackle housing deficit

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 14th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

A new report by the Building Industry and land Development Association (BILD) and the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) has warned of a concerning shortage of rental housing in the Greater Toronto Area[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Residential construction industry raises funds for housing projects for homeless

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 20th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

The 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[...]

B.C. plans to streamline housing permit approval process to get more homes built

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 17th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is creating a single hub for developers to get provincial approval to build homes, in a bid to accelerate a housing permit process that has forced them to wait[...]