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The City of Ottawa has established its Housing Innovation Task Force, bringing together development industry leaders and city officials to tackle housing affordability and supply. Announced in a memo...

Mississauga is set to see more than 1,400 new rental units under construction, with 25 percent of those offering affordable or below-market rents. The initiative, backed by the federal Housing...

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has released a position statement on the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Design Catalogue initiative. While recognizing the...

Naama Blonder has put issues such as improved housing costs and increased housing diversity as top priorities at Smart Density, the Toronto-based architecture and urban planning firm she co-founded...

The federal government has released the final renderings, floor plan layouts, and key building details as part of the Housing Design Catalogue, an initiative under Canada’s Housing Plan. The...

The conversation surrounding the construction climate in Toronto and the GTA isn’t a simple one, with the hot-topic of tariffs only one part of an ever-evolving situation. “The message I think...

Launched on January 28, 2025, the new Ontario Home Renovations Savings Program offers rebates of up to 30 percent for home energy efficiency renovations and improvements, including new windows, doors...

Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, in collaboration with local developers and a wide-range of community partners, has launched “BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region,” a community-led partnership with the aim...

The federal government has announced nearly $19 million of investments to support 10 construction and homebuilding manufacturers across southern Ontario. Since 2015, FedDev Ontario has invested more...

The City of Hamilton will eliminate development charges for not-for-profit housing to boost the supply of new affordable and attainable housing units. The city has also approved $655 million for...