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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
StatsCan: February building permits fall
A drop of more than 7 percent in national building permit totals in February may be the first of many months of contracted construction activity.
MCAC, NTCCC join the call for cost relief
Support for a cost-relief program for construction companies suffering the financial impacts of site closures and delays is gathering steam among trade contractors.
CCA urges support for construction-cost reimbursement program
The national association is asking for the federal government to create a program to provide relief to contractors for up to 5 percent of contract values as a result of extra costs relating to COVID-19.
Shut down delays: who pays?
Construction has been ordered substantially shut down in Ontario: Who bears the costs of delay, and what might those be?
Windsor building permits up $8 million in March
Totals for the year to date are more than $11 million ahead of the previous year’s pace.