RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL OF ONTARIO

Permanent HST relief, single-stair codes and shorter approvals are the fixes

Development charges must be restructured, approval timelines must be shortened, HST relief needs to be made permanent, and we must embrace industrialized construction at scale, RESCON president Richard Lyall writes in a column in Real Estate Magazine.

New RESCON report indicates housing starts and industry jobs continue to decline

A new report done for RESCON indicates that housing starts decreased dramatically in 34 municipalities studied across the province in 2025, while job losses in the industry continue to grow.

Builders waiting for guidance on how rebates will work

The past several months have produced an extraordinary volume of housing policy announcements from both Ottawa and Queen's Park.

Save the date. Housing Summit 6.0 is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23

Housing Summit 6.0 is scheduled to be held Wednesday, Sept. 23. More details on the event, the agenda, and lineup of speakers will be announced soon. Stay tuned!