RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL OF ONTARIO
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.
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The consequence and cost of tariffs
Escalating tariffs and counter-tariffs are taking a toll and driving up the cost of homeownership, disrupting integrated supply chains and adding new uncertainty to an industry already under significant strain - on both sides of the border, RESCON president Richard Lyall wrote in a column in On-Site...
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.
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