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Whether the tariffs are on or off, I fear the uncertainty has done its damage. Seems unlikely we'll avoid a recession this year. Hope I'm wrong.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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The APCHQ is conducting voting across the province to inform negotiations on a new labour contract that will be in effect until 2029.
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In February, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased by $371.3 million (+2.9%) to $13.1 billion. Gains in construction intentions were led by British Columbia's non-residential sector.
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On Wednesday, U.S. president Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause in implementing the tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from almost all countries around the world. Markets rebounded on the news, but have continued to slide since. Canada's situation remained unchanged from what it was after the April 2 "Liberation Day" announcement.
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Time to name and shame the municipalities that continue to take years to approve new projects.
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It's April and windows are opening up around the country. National fenestration associations want you to think about protecting kids from falling out of them. Here's how.
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Luis has to decide if he's going to keep shuttling back and forth across the border the way he used to. Solve Luis' dilemma for a chance to win a DeWalt prize!
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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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