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Outlook for Ontario housing starts weakens further away from 1.5 million goal
The province is projecting just 64,800 housing starts this year — 10,000 fewer than it expected for this year in last year's budget and 30,000 fewer than the 2024 plan projected.
Ottawa proposes $1.7B fund to help provinces lower cost of homebuilding
The federal funding is meant to help provinces reduce development fees or other levies on new housing to speed up the pace of construction in Canada.
Province commits $300M to convert 2,200 condo units into rental housing
The initiative will add 550 affordable rental homes to the GTA’s housing stock.
Toronto Stadium upgrades unveiled ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
The venue, normally known as BMO Field, is among the smaller stadiums across the 16 host cities between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Ontario delays path to balance, pumps billions into research and innovation in budget
The budget allocates billions for what it calls high-growth industries; it boosts research and innovation funds, and implements a small business tax cut.