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Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector
The minister said the government will provide funding through banks, backstopped by the Business Development Bank of Canada, in the “coming days.”
Conservatives pitch training reform to address high youth unemployment
Unemployment rose to 14.7 per cent for youth aged 15 to 24 in September, hitting a 15-year high outside the pandemic years.
Ontario to reduce the size of the corridor needed to build Northwest GTA Transmission Line
Province proposing to release lands that are no longer needed to build the transmission corridor alongside Highway 413.
Residential contractions pull building permit values down in August
The value of residential construction permits dropped by almost $174 million compared to the previous month, and more than offset a small gain in non-residential construction activity.
Housing minister won't commit to Liberal election promise to cut development fees
Robertson said infrastructure accounts for a large part of the cost of building new homes, and development charges are key to covering those housing costs in cities like Toronto and Vancouver.