Regulations
Manitoba nixes tax break for new rental housing
Developers of purpose-built rental housing in Manitoba are losing a tax credit that has been available for the past five years.
Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on L&M bonds
The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision on February 15, 2018 which imposes a new duty to inform claimants of the existence of a L&M bond.
Plans for first net positive energy office building
An office building in Markham, Ontario's technology hub plans to be the first net positive energy office building in Canada.
Bill 142 ensures contractors get prompt payment
On December 5, Bill 142 passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature. The Bill requires that all public work in the province be protected by bonds.
When the developer next door comes calling
With construction booming and land scarce, condo buildings in urban areas may face a situation where a neighbouring developer requires access to their land.
Construction side effects carry deadly risks
Living through construction may be a fact of life for city dwellers, but living through construction can be a fact of life and death for hospital patients.
Condo conversions to see expanded warranties
Starting next year, builders and vendors of residential conversion projects will have to register with Tarion and get approval to proceed with their plans.
New trade partners move up Canada’s wish list
CETA isn't expected to suddenly propel a wave of Canadian firms onto short lists for EU projects, but it does open up opportunities to start building relationships with potential customers.
The role of traffic study in development approvals
It comes as no surprise that traffic in urban areas is becoming more congested every year and everyone blames the new developments.
Builders abuzz about cannabis legalization
Ontario’s residential construction industry is anxiously awaiting tools from the province to help it uphold its workplace health and safety obligations when recreational cannabis becomes legal next year.
B.C. steps towards net zero
Net zero has long been used to describe the highest performing buildings – an objective in the building industry to reduce its environmental footprint.
Big data backs medium-density development
The development of courtyard apartments, multiplexes and town homes could be among the building blocks of better housing affordability in Ontario.
Minimizing Liability Risk
What is professional liability insurance and what it covers are common questions by many within the construction, design and engineering communities. Construction professionals such as
Evergreen targets carbon neutrality with retrofit
Evergreen is targeting carbon neutrality in the retrofit of its heritage-designated kiln building at Toronto’s Brick Works site.
Construction is driving B.C. economy
The construction industry is a significant driver for the B.C. economy. Without the industry’s impact on the province’s GDP, the government would not be balancing
CHBA pres to talk housing affordability with feds
Bob Finnigan, president of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, heads to Ottawa this week to talk to the feds about housing affordability.
Library facility reads like ‘fragment’ of its landscape
The new Waterdown Library and Civic Centre is designed to read like a ‘fragment’ of the Niagara Escarpment over which it cantilevers.
