Blogs

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

On April 28, the construction industry came together to commemorate the National Day of Mourning.

"Hurry up and wait." That idiom seems to sum up the situation with the residential construction industry these days.

On May 25, 1879, William Maxwell Aitken was born in Maple, Ont. He would later become known as Lord Beaverbrook.

New measures from the Ontario and federal governments should move the needle on new housing, RESCON president writes in his latest blog.

While health and safety challenges change with the seasons, the commitment of RESCON members to keeping workers safe is constant.

Finally some good news announcements came from the federal and provincial governments, as housing-enabling policy reforms were introduced.

After a long wait, governments have finally taken action to lower the tax burden on new housing, Grant Cameron writes in his latest blog.

Canada is not alone in dealing with a housing crisis, Michael Giles explains in his latest blog.

There are very good reasons to feel optimistic about the housing crisis despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, RESCON president writes in a blog.

Progress has been made but we still have a long way to go to get more women into the construction trades, RESCON VP Andrew Pariser writes in his latest blog.

RESCON is calling on governments to take action on a number of fronts to tackle the housing crisis, Grant Cameron writes in his latest blog.

A safe, comfortable and stable home is the basis upon which all other success in life is ultimately predicated upon, Michael Giles writes in a blog.

Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack appears to be sincere in his desire to undertake a line-by-line review of the Ontario Building Code.

Michael Giles floats the idea of borrowing a page from Winston Churchill to meet the challenge posed by the current housing crisis.

Premier Doug Ford says his government is ready to work with residential builders to kick-start the industry as it is critical to the long-term prosperity of the province.

New and more onerous construction regulations were the last thing the housing sector was wishing for, as Ontario new housing sales continue to slump.

2026 is the year that we must eliminate the major cost barriers on housing, namely the excessive tax burden and exorbitant development charges.

While all companies focused on becoming winter-ready in the fall of 2025, I’m here to remind you that staying winter-ready doesn’t happen on its own.