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A new study from Statistics Canada linked a lagging construction industry and small businesses to housing affordability issues across the country. In a study released Wednesday, Statistics Canada...

New home construction has long been a cornerstone of Ontario’s economy, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs, generating billions in economic activity and tax revenue, and playing a central role...

City council’s big swing came in May of 2023. North America’s fastest-growing metropolis, Toronto desperately needed more housing—and a lot more variety in that housing—if it was going to accommodate...

The federal housing minister says he wants to ramp up the lagging pace of homebuilding in some provinces by bringing developers off the sidelines and into Ottawa’s affordable housing projects. Gregor...

Ana Bailão, chief executive of Build Canada Homes, unveiled the federal agency’s new proposal portal for housing projects during a keynote address at the Empire Club in Toronto on Thursday. “For...

Triumph Group of Companies has taken over the old Pillsbury Plant in Midland and will soon be the home of a semi-automation prefab housing facility. PrimeFab will begin production this March in the...

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has reviewed Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, which has been passed following an expedited legislative process. While the Association...

A new federal Housing Design Catalogue fails to address the construction sector’s most pressing challenges, says Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON...

No one denies that there is a housing crisis, whether it is for affordable housing or housing affordability, we need more housing built that is attainable, sustainable, and helps improve our quality...

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