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Ontario leads strong September building permit gains
Permit values rose in the province by 25% compared to the month previous to reach $5.9 billion.
Ford announces plans for second round of Skills Development funding
The latest round of funding will make more than $74 million in available funding to build, expand and retrofit training facilities for workers in the trades.
Poll finds respondents pessimistic about the future state of Canada’s infrastructure
Conducted for the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, the poll suggests many people believe government alone cannot fund the cost of building and maintaining the infrastructure Canada needs to accommodate growth.
New Toronto initiative aims to spark construction of 20,000 rental homes
The Purpose-built Rental Homes Incentive will provide breaks on development charges and property taxes worth nearly $60,000 per unit on new purpose-built rental homes.
Twin port shutdowns risk more damage to Canadian economy: business groups
Between $400 million and $800 million a day in goods aren't moving because of the strikes, creating risks throughout the economy.