Industry News
Softwood assigned material role in housing plan
Canadian softwood lumber is expected to play a material role in hitting the federal government’s target for nearly 5 million units of new housing over the next decade.
Canada’s rental housing market in transition
CMHC expects the housing market to continue cooling through 2025, as trade tensions, economic uncertainty, slower population growth, and rising unemployment converge to dampen activity.
Prize-winning housing tech set to build scale
Artificial intelligence and robotics are central to prize-winning technology tapped to accelerate new housing production on a nationwide scale.
Updates could colour Toronto apartment ratings
Toronto's licensing and standards division has been instructed to develop a colour-coded sign system to signal how rental housing buildings rate in complying with the City’s apartment standards.
Toronto’s renovictions bylaw now in effect
Toronto’s new renovictions bylaw officially takes effect today, marking a major shift in how the city handles rental renovations and tenant protections.
QuadReal boosts U.K. student housing holdings
QuadReal Property Group has expended more than ₤500 million (CAD $915 million) to acquire eight purpose-built student apartment buildings in the United Kingdom.
GTA developers offering incentives to renters
New data from Urbanation shows a growing trend among developers offering incentives to renters in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton region.
Feds invest $81.5 million in Toronto rental project
A nine-storey, purpose-built rental apartment complex is underway at 3101 Bathurst St. in Toronto thanks to funding through the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP).
Toronto City Council greenlights Hangar District
The mixed-used project will become the first neighbourhood within the 370-acre former Downsview Airport lands.
CMHC honours leaders in housing innovation
Four winners of CMHC’s Housing Supply Challenge (HSC) were recently celebrated for their ground-breaking solutions aimed at accelerating housing development.
Poor conditions prevalent in subsidized housing
Canada’s social and affordable rental housing stock is increasingly falling into disrepair as it ages, while vacancy rates are generally tightening.
B.C. offers heat pump rebate to more claimants
Eligibility for British Columbia’s heat pump rebate has now been extended to unit-owners and renters of low-rise multifamily housing who meet income and technical criteria.
Q&A: Toronto unveils new development review plan
Since its launch, the division has reduced major application decision times across all categories. The new plan builds on this success.
Burnaby adopts new height-based zoning
Burnaby is one of the first cities in North America to adopt a height-based approach to zoning that eliminates complex rules.
Fengate closes on transit-oriented rental site in Etobicoke
The purpose-built rental site is located just steps from the Kipling Transit Hub.
Oxford breaks ground on purpose-built rental milestone
Oxford Properties Group broke ground on Scarborough's first major purpose-built rental development in over a generation.
Rental condo complex targets adults over 55
A residential project will serve young retirees and semi-retirees who want to sell their home but are not ready to move into a seniors' residence.



















