Contractors Productivity Forum next week – Canadian renovation and homebuilding news for Sept. 26, 2025
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Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Contractors Productivity Forum at the Toronto Congress Centre next Wednesday! Event and parking are free, so come on down for a day of working on the business, not in the business.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
 
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Contractor Productivity Forum happens next week

Canadian Contractor will host its first Contractor Productivity Forum on Oct. 1 at the Toronto Congress Centre. The event and parking are free.


Wilsonart products added to BIMObject

Wilsonart thermally fused laminate products are now available on BIMobject.com, making it easier for architects, engineers and designers to integrate TFL solutions into their projects.


Saniflo team helps out Habitat for Humanity build

On September 17th, employees from SFA Saniflo Canada joined Habitat for Humanity Waterloo’s Team Build Day.


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Most municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, including the City of Toronto, have been given a failing grade in a comprehensive new report done by the University of Ottawa’s Missing Middle Initiative for the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON). » Read More...
 
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The Hammer Episode #61: Tech-Resistant Contractors – Jeff Weiss, CMiC

Toronto construction software developer CMiC has commissioned a study examining uptake in Enterprise Resource Planning software in the American construction industry and come away with many insights relevant to our market, too. Weiss has been working with contractors to provide digital solutions since the early ‘90s and has lots to say about how the tools and interfaces have changed between then and now and why smaller contractors should be taking another look at how things like AI can help them. » Listen now...

The Hammer Episode #60: Much ADU About Something – Joshua Oladehinde, Level Custom Build

As new custom homebuilders working in the Toronto area, Joshua and his partner, Alvaro, were getting more and calls to build outbuildings on existing residential yards, home additions to add space for family and rentals, and fully separated basement living space – so-called Alternative Dwelling Units. The work has proven to be lucrative and relatively uncomplicated, with municipalities speeding up approvals even over Josh’s five years in business, so the partners have decided to make it a focus of their business. Josh joined The Hammer to talk about his journey to his point. » Listen here...

The Hammer Episode #59: Keeping the pedal to the metal on training – Kate Bartz, Career Colleges of Ontario

As executive director of Career Colleges of Ontario, Kate Bartz wants us to know that career colleges play a vital role in providing the skilled workforce of the future and will be an important part of the province’s mighty effort to build hundreds of thousands of homes in the years ahead. She spoke to Pat Flannery about what career colleges have to offer and how she hopes to partner with the province and our sector going forward. » Listen here...

The Hammer Episode #58: Breathing Easy - Mohamed Fouda, Wolseley Canada

Achieving good indoor air quality for our clients is something we probably need to think about more than they do. A homeowner may not give the topic a second thought…until their throat starts scratching and their nose starts itching from a poorly designed HVAC system. Mohamed Fouda sits on ASHRAE committees writing indoor air quality standards and joins The Hammer to advise us on how to protect homeowners’ health and happiness even as building envelopes get tighter. For more information, contact Mohamed at Mohamed.fouda@wolseleyinc.ca. » Listen here...

 
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