CHBA calls for pause in code development – Canadian renovation and homebuilding news for April 24, 2026
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CHBA to Carney: Pause code development

The Canadian Home Builders' Association has an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on its website calling for the federal government to halt implementation of the 2025 National Building Code and all future code...

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Ontario budget highlights

The Ontario government dropped its 2026 budget on March 26. Items of interest to renovators and custom homebuilders include...

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Skills Ontario Competition kicks off May 4

The largest skilled trade and technology contest in Canada, the Skills Ontario Competition, returns to the Toronto Congress Centre May 4 and 5.

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Health and Safety Week coming May 4 - 9

From May 4 through 9 workplaces across Canada are encouraged to celebrate Safety and Health Week and promote awareness of injury and illness prevention at work.

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Lyall: Homebuilding is our economic engine

Amid the political noise and intensifying frustration around the housing crisis, one critical point seems to be missed: housing affordability isn’t just a social issue, it’s an economic one as well. For years, the debate...

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Why banks don’t give mortagages to contractors (and what you can do about it)

Banks have a well-known bias and if you’re a contractor or any small business owner, you’ve probably felt it. Traditional lenders often hesitate to work with self-employed borrowers. Whether you’re a tradesperson, freelancer, or entrepreneur,...

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Protecting hearing on the job site

The longer you spend on jobsites, the more the environment feels second nature. Drills, pipe cutters and metal-on-metal contact are part of the scene, no matter the project. Yet PPE tends to focus only on...

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HST Heartburn – The Dilemma, April 2026

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