Construction

Fiscal update includes loans for housing developers, affordable housing fund: source

Ontario scraps its portion of HST on purpose built rentals

The province has been saying it would remove its eight per cent portion of HST if the federal government dropped the five per cent goods

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts jumps 39% in August: CMHC

Real Estate, Construction, Residential

The annual pace of housing starts in the National Capital Region bounced back last month, rising 39 per cent after falling in July, the Canada

National Capital Region’s annual pace of housing starts down 13% in July: CMHC

Construction, Ottawa, Real Estate, Residential, Top Stories

The annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau fell 13 per cent in July after surging in June, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.

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CMHC says Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts surged in June

Real Estate, Construction

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts soared in June, Canada’s housing agency says, part of a nationwide trend that saw the pace of starts post

Builder files plan for new Holiday Inn near Amazon’s Barrhaven fulfilment centre

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Labour shortage in construction adding extra pressure to housing supply gap: experts

Real Estate, Construction

The construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers, and experts say a coming wave of retirements could make the problem worse.

Construction companies say digital technology key to addressing labour shortages

Real Estate, Construction

Nine in 10 Canadian construction companies say they are dealing with a shortage of skilled labour or trades and may need to consider alternatives, such