Press Releases

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.

RESCON is pleased that the federal and Ontario governments have joined forces and announced a landmark deal to support the reduction of development charges and that the province has also tabled legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape which will enable projects to be built quicker.

RESCON is pleased that in today’s provincial budget the Ontario government reiterated its commitment to provide HST relief to buyers of new homes up to a certain amount.

Today’s announcement that the federal and Ontario governments are extending the 13-per-cent sales tax break on new homes worth $1-million or less to all buyers - not just first-time homebuyers - is a bold and timely move that will breathe new life into the struggling residential construction sector.

RESCON is applauding the federal government’s passage of Bill C-4, landmark legislation that eliminates the five-per-cent federal GST for first-time buyers on new homes priced at or under $1 million.

RESCON joined with other housing sector groups to call on the federal and Ontario governments to act now with targeted action on housing. A letter was sent on behalf of the groups to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford.

A three-year HST holiday on new home construction is needed to boost Ontario’s battered housing sector. That is the ask RESCON and the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario are making of the Government of Ontario and federal government.

RESCON is urging the provincial government to take a series of bold steps in its upcoming budget to address the most severe housing crisis the province has ever faced.

A new report rings the alarm on the costly implications a ban of tiebacks would have across Ontario’s construction industry.

RESCON, in partnership with Smart Safety Solutions, has put together a guide to help employers build a policy governing the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Given current and anticipated conditions, the already-dire state of new home starts and sales across municipalities in the GTA and Greater Golden Horseshoe is going to get worse before it gets better, according to a new report done for RESCON.

RESCON is pleased that Budget 2025 solidifies pledges and programs that the federal government announced earlier to spur new housing construction, especially the commitment to cut sales taxes.

RESCON commends Premier Doug Ford, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack, and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy for moving to cut sales taxes on new homes for first-time buyers.