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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL OF ONTARIO

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RESCON held its sixth annual housing summit on Sept. 23. The event featured speakers, policymakers, experts and panels that examined whether housing reforms have been effective and what needs to happen next.​

Click here for a recap.

We need a system that helps apprentices cross the finish line

Canada faces a looming skilled labour shortage just as the country is embarking on one of the most ambitious homebuilding agendas in generations, RESCON president Richard Lyall writes in a column in Canadian Forest Industries.

Tariffs will escalate the cost of new home building in both Canada and U.S.

The escalating tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and Canada is driving up the cost of building new homes on both sides of the border, according to a report prepared recently by RESCON.

Housing reform: It’s time to finish the job

Governments have finally started going after the two biggest cost drivers - sales taxes and development charges - but the pace is not good enough, RESCON president Richard Lyall states in a blog.

Women in Construction Webinar

Join RESCON for its sixth annual Women in Construction Webinar on October 29, 2026.
Sponsored by Sherrard Kuzz LLP.

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