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With the immediate tariff terror past, perhaps the housing issue can rise up again in the federal election campaign. MMI paints a frankly chilling picture in the feature below of the affordability crisis in Ontario.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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On April 2, U.S. president Donald Trump did not impose the across-the-board 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports he had previously threatened, so Canada will not be applying the additional $125 billion in retaliatory tariffs to American imports it had promised in response. He did apply tariffs to some automotive imports, triggering Canadian reciprocal tariffs on imports of U.S. vehicles. The so-called "fentynal tariffs" announced back in February still apply on all Canadian imports not registered under the Canada US Mexico trade agreement. U.S. 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports also remain. So the $30 billion package of ...
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Starting April 2, 2025, Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) will be the first point of contact for apprenticeship registrations and completions, and certifying exam services. The STO Portal will continue to be the primary platform for apprentices and sponsors to register and manage their apprenticeship information.
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Festool Canada Inc., a manufacturer of top-of-the-line power tools, is launching a Limited-Edition DF 500 giveaway to celebrate 100 years of Festool.
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The Ontario Homebuilders Association and the Missing Middle Initiative have released a big new report looking at the change in housing affordability in southern Ontario over the past 20 years. It’s not good, Bob.
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In January, On-Site Magazine continued its AI in construction series of webinars, turning to a collective of experts from leading construction technology development companies to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting many of the digital tools available to general contractors in Canada.
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Congratulations to David, who takes home the DeWalt 20V drill! Watch this space for the April Dilemma, coming next week.
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The difficulty, expense and delay in getting projects approved has been identified as one of the big reasons Ontario is nowhere near its homebuilding goals and not likely to be any time soon. Enter Arash Shahi and his non-profit One Ontario initiative to offer a database of municipal zoning bylaws and regulations that shows where building can happen and whether your project qualifies. One Ontario has the data and the software tools – what it needs now is provincial backing to legitimize regional planning authorities using it. Shahi explains what One Ontario is, what information it can provide and how it could be part of the path forward to getting this province out of its homebuilding logjam.
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Gil Yaron of Light House is spearheading the launch of the Building Materials Exchange on Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland, B.C., with plans to expand. It’s a website where members can post excess materials from inventory or jobsites and offer them for sale or free to whomever wants them. The important wrinkle is the business-to-business nature of the site, allowing contractors to deal with other contractors and not so much the general public.
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Canada, and especially Ontario, faces a housing crisis in which we are building less than half the new homes each year we are expected to need. But even so, housing starts dropped in Ontario in 2024. Radical action is clearly needed, and RESCON CEO Richard Lyall has some ideas. He joins The Hammer for some tough talk about the need for big cuts to development fees and taxes; new investment in infrastructure; harmonization of codes and standards; slashing of red tape in approvals process; the need to fight U.S. tariffs and more.
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Burnaby, BC
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North Vancouver, BC
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Vancouver, BC
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Brockville, Ont.
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