2025 in Review – Canadian architectural glass news for Jan. 1, 2026
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EDITOR'S NOTE

"HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2025 was a wild ride. Let's take a look back while we get ready for 2026. We're in an era of tremendous technological innovation even as our market conditions are suboptimal. It's a time for flexibility and looking forward."

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Top Headlines of 2026

Some U.S. tariffs and retaliatory tariffs paused - March 7

The Trump White House is saying now that tariffs on “CUSMA-compliant” Canadian goods crossing the border will be paused until April 2.

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Embodied carbon code policy open for comments - July 3

The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) has posted a draft policy position paper outlining a proposed approach to developing embodied carbon building codes for the 2030 National Building Code cycle.

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Buy Ontario Act introduced - Dec. 4

The Ontario government has introduced the Buy Ontario Act, 2025, that will, if passed, prioritize Ontario goods and services in public procurement. This new legislation and associated measures would be applicable to all public sector...

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TAGG Group bankrupt - Nov. 18

Oakville, Ont.’s, TAGG Group, a curtainwall fabricator, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 27. TAGG had been in business for 30 years and included sister companies KMI and M&G Steel.

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Milburn: Enough is enough – it’s time to stop choosing the wrong translucents

For years, architects, designers, builders, and building owners have been misled. The translucent glazing category is riddled with bold claims, glossy brochures, and far too many projects quietly yellowing in the sun. It’s time to...

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One Number: Toward simplified and rational sustainable building regulation

A modest proposal to refocus Canada’s sustainable construction policy.

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A well-tempered glass business – Silliker Glass, Borden-Carleton, P.E.I.

Seeing shortcomings in the ability for tempered glass manufacturers to serve Atlantic Canadian customers, Prince Edward Island-based Silliker Glass decided in 2010 to pivot from their traditional bread-and-butter commercial and industrial glass installation activites to...

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Glazier Expo is something new and fun

The Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors Association, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and the Ontario Finishing Trades Institute joined forces to host the first-ever Glaziers Expo on Oct. 24. The event answered...

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