Tag: RESCON
Online summit tackles issue of how to address housing construction crisis
By Grant Cameron
Government-related taxes, fees and levies on new housing must be reduced and approval times for projects must be shortened as production and...
Online RESCON summit will tackle issues causing housing supply crisis
Runaway bureaucracy, endless red tape, exorbitant taxes, and an approvals system that is slow, antiquated and dysfunctional are killing the new home market, according...
Ontario announces $970M in funding for water infrastructure projects
The Government of Ontario announced the first round of investments through its House-Enabling Water Systems Fund, that will see $970 million invested in 54...
Federal government lays out ambitious housing plans in Budget 2024
The federal government's Budget 2024, previewed with numerous announcements over the past few weeks, not surprisingly was heavy with housing-related spending, with Justin Trudeau's...
Builders call on governments to work together on housing supply crisis...
With housing supply and affordability expected to dip even further in 2024, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario ( RESCON) is calling on political leaders from...
Get on the Housing Bandwagon
By Richard Lyall
The federal government’s decision to remove the five-per-cent GST on construction of new rental apartment buildings has come late in the game....
Housing top of mind in federal government’s fall economic statement
The federal government released a housing-focused fall economic statement that promised to deliver 101,000 new homes by 2032.
Starting in the next fiscal year, Ottawa...
Provincial government to create Ontario Infrastructure Bank
While Ontario's fall economic statement revealed that the projected deficit for this year has more than quadrupled to $5.6 billion, it also announced that...
Infrastructure 2050
What will Canada’s infrastructure sector look like in 2050?
From technological advancements, to solving labour shortages and making sure infrastructure projects are adapted for climate...
Solutions to housing supply crisis will be explored at free online...
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is hosting a free online housing summit Oct. 12, 2023, to spark innovative discussions and discuss what needs to be...