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Mississauga expands development charges incentive program
The motion eliminates development charges, effective immediately, for one-bedroom plus den and two-bedroom units.
Ottawa approves P3 process for new paramedic deployment facility
The new facility would provide more space for staff, vehicles and equipment and improve response times in the west and south of Ottawa.
Build Canada Homes: The shift to prefabricated housing is more complex than it seems
Canada’s push to industrialize homebuilding runs into zoning fragmentation, regulatory complexity and local labour risks that could slow the promise of prefab.
Canada needs a model for prioritizing major projects; the C.D. Howe Institute made one
Absent a clear, evidence-based method to assess and rank project proposals, the think tank says, the country risks delaying investments essential to economic security.
King residential builder fined $140k in connection with 2023 incident
A worker was critically injured when a section of a concrete basement wall collapsed at a residential construction project.