Top Content of 2025 – Canadian renovation and homebuilding news for Jan. 2, 2026

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here's our look back at the biggest news and best content from an eventful 2025. Our best wishes go out to all our readers for health and prosperity in 2026."

Patrick Flannery, editor

Top Headlines of 2025

U.S. tariffs come into effect, retaliatory tariffs to hit many key building materials - March 4

U.S. 25 percent tariffs (10 percent on energy resources) on all goods imported from Canada took effect March 4. The federal government has immediately applied retaliatory tariffs to $30 billion worth of American imports, with...

Canada Greener Homes Loans to shut down Oct. 1 - Sept. 17

Natural Resources Canada says the Canada Greener Homes Loan (CGHL) has been successful throughout Canada. As a result, the program’s funding will soon be fully allocated and the application portal will close. The last day...

BCCA welcomes prompt payment legislation - Oct. 7

The British Columbia Construction Association has welcomed the B.C. provincial government’s introduction of prompt payment legislation, a long-awaited and critical reform for an industry that employs more than 260,000 British Columbians and delivers $29 billion...

Quebec residential construction workers on strike - June 6

Nearly 1,000 workers from the Alliance syndicale de la construction demonstrated in front of the Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ) offices to mark the first week of strikes...

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Central Ontario Housing Summit talks ADUs

The Central Ontario Housing Summit, hosted by the Durham Region Homebuilders Association, got some useful education on Accessory Dwelling Units from an expert panel composed of Steve Brockstein (Tribute Communities), Kyle Bentley (city of Pickering),...

Canadian Contractor Net Zero Building Forum: Fenestration

When it comes to building a home to net zero standards, windows are critical. So much heat is lost or gained through windows – the products you select will have a huge impact on the...

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Things that caught our eye – IBS edition

The Canadian Contractor team attended the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas this week. There’s too much there to see it all, but here are some things that jumped out.

Acoustic camera detects air leaks with sound

Daniel Gyorev of Dutch tech provider, Sorama, explains how he can find air leaks in building envelopes by putting a sound source on one side of a wall and listening really carefully on the other.

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Ugly undercutting – The Dilemma, December 2025

The architect sends him the plans and Josh’s heart sinks as he looks through them. He can tell immediately that this home will never be built within the allotted budget.