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Ontario launching infrastructure bank with $3B in public funding
The bank would be an arms-length agency enabling pension plans and other institutional investors to help fund what the province says is an infrastructure deficit.
CEO of massive rail project says hurdles abound — and express trains may be solution
“Imagine being able to (do) Peterborough-Toronto or Trois Rivières-Quebec in around an hour and 15 minutes. That changes completely how you commute between a region and a city,” Imbleau said.
Ontario scraps its portion of HST on purpose-built rentals
The rebates apply to projects that began construction from this past September until Dec. 31, 2030.
Building construction costs rise again in Q3, but not as quickly as in previous quarters
This quarter marked the slowest quarterly growth in residential building construction costs since Q2 2020, and in non-residential building construction costs since Q4 2020.
WSIB holds employer premiums steady for ‘24
Of the six sub-groups directly affecting construction companies, three saw rates go down, two saw no changes, and one saw premiums increase.