Industry
- New group forms to push effective homebuilding strategies Posted on September 16, 2025 The Large Urban Centre Alliance, representing home builders and rental providers from cities that account for more than 50 per cent of Canada’s annual housing starts, has provided the federal government with a suite of recommendations to address the current housing crisis.
- Calgary drywallers file for unionization Posted on August 28, 2025 If successful, 7 workers would receive the protection and benefits that come with unionizing.
- Permits down across all sectors Posted on June 13, 2025 In April, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $829.6 million (6.6 percent) to $11.7 billion.
- Governments must take action now to address homebuilding challenges Posted on May 21, 2025 The adage, “Go West, young man,” made famous in the mid-1800s by journalist Horace Greeley, founding editor of The New York Tribune, seems to sum up the situation in Canada these days.
- Permits continue downward slide across the country Posted on May 07, 2025 In February, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased by $371.3 million (+2.9%) to $13.1 billion.