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‘Silence is costly’: One in three construction workers report poor mental health

Ontario’s construction industry has made good progress in dealing with mental health and addictions issues, but suicides and drug overdoses are still exceedingly high for…

adminDecember 3, 2025

Commercial Construction

Federal, Ontario tax breaks on housing welcome, but they’re not enough

In the rowing world, as in many other sports, teamwork is essential for a crew to achieve success. After all, no member of a rowing…

adminNovember 21, 2025

Commercial Construction

‘Progress doesn’t mean parity’: RESCON seminar highlights efforts to bolster women in the trades

Actions that have been taken to get more young women into skilled trades in construction have had success but there’s still a lot more work…

adminNovember 4, 2025

Commercial Construction

The ripple effect: Cutting housing taxes will lead to more jobs and an economic boost

Builders have cut prices to the bone in a desperate attempt to spur the new housing market. Yet, starts and sales continue to decline, and…

adminOctober 17, 2025

Commercial Construction

RESCON summit speaker urges industry to ‘challenge the productivity stagnation narrative’

The perception productivity of the Canadian construction industry isn’t up to snuff might not be true, says a professor in the civil and engineering department…

adminOctober 1, 2025

Commercial Construction

‘Not a chance in hell we are building 1.5 million homes,’ says RESCON housing summit expert

Hurdles that stymied new home construction years ago, such as the heavy tax burden, red tape and outdated regulatory protocols, are still in place for…

adminSeptember 29, 2025

Commercial Construction

22 Greater Golden Horseshoe municipalities receive ‘F’ for housing

VAUGHAN, ONT. – The City of Toronto is one of a majority of municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe that has received a failing grade…

adminSeptember 22, 2025

Commercial Construction

Reality versus illusion: Clarifying how much fees and taxes impact the cost of a home

Today, in an era of sweeping and readily abundant disinformation, it is often difficult, impossible sometimes, to separate fact from fiction, truth from falsehood, and…

adminSeptember 19, 2025

Commercial Construction

Removing GST and HST on all new housing would stir the market

Ontario builders appreciate that the federal government has taken steps to cut sales taxes on new homes for first-time homebuyers, as it signals much needed…

adminJune 20, 2025

Commercial Construction

New Ontario legislation hopefully enough to get the homebuilding ball rolling

New legislation introduced recently by the provincial government to reduce the cost of building and speed up construction of new homes is a step in…

adminMay 16, 2025

RESCON

‘Silence is costly’: One in three construction workers report poor mental health

Federal, Ontario tax breaks on housing welcome, but they’re not enough

‘Progress doesn’t mean parity’: RESCON seminar highlights efforts to bolster women in the trades

The ripple effect: Cutting housing taxes will lead to more jobs and an economic boost

RESCON summit speaker urges industry to ‘challenge the productivity stagnation narrative’

‘Not a chance in hell we are building 1.5 million homes,’ says RESCON housing summit expert

22 Greater Golden Horseshoe municipalities receive ‘F’ for housing

Reality versus illusion: Clarifying how much fees and taxes impact the cost of a home

Removing GST and HST on all new housing would stir the market

New Ontario legislation hopefully enough to get the homebuilding ball rolling

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