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Tunneling work starts on Eglinton subway extension
The project will extend the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT service another 9.2 kilometres, creating a continuous rapid transit line along Eglinton Avenue from Scarborough into Mississauga and Etobicoke.
CBTU hails mobility tax deduction for trades workers
Budget 2022 proposes to introduce a labour mobility deduction that would provide tax recognition on up to $4,000 per year in eligible travel and temporary relocation expenses to eligible tradespersons and apprentices.
Niagara Falls tapped for green-hydrogen production facility
Atrua Power announced a plan last week to build a green-hydrogen production facility in Niagara Falls.
Toronto approves plan to streamline office footprint
The ModernTO plan will condense 55 city office locations to 15, and repurpose the vacant sites into affordable housing units and other facilities that support municipal priorities.
Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation
The Liberal government will try to ease Canada’s housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs as well as a ban on home buying by foreign investors.