The Ontario government has repealed a green roof bylaw in the City of Toronto that has been in place since 2009, a move that is drawing ire from city leaders and the opposition as the program is credited for the installation of 1,200 green roofs, all of which contribute to increased energy efficiency, urban cooling, and flood prevention. Further, the decision could impact up to 1,600 jobs. Toronto was the first community in North America to pass a green roof bylaw, which required new commercial, institutional, and residential developments...

A new sustainable wood panel has been designed by Daiken North America, a Huntsville, Ontario-based company that has partnered with Japanese firm Daiken to revolutionize forest manufacturing, an effort that has been in development since 2018. With a $10 million boost in funding from the provincial government, the goal is to scale up production of its highly innovative DIO woodcore product, a first-of-its-kind laminated board that has been developed in Huntsville for global markets. The funding will be used to upgrade the production line,...

According to data from Altus Group on behalf of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), only 155 condo units sold across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in September, with only 53 new units sold in Toronto, 15 new condos in Durham, 35 in Halton, 43 in Peel and nine in York. For Toronto, this represents a decline of 29 percent over the previous year and a decline of 44 percent in the region, marking a new low for the market that is reminiscent of the 1990s and 90 percent below the 10-year average, which BILD attributes to...

According to a report from Re/Max Canada, home prices in Metro Vancouver have spiked 326 percent over the last 30 years, as population growth is outpacing new supply, which is deepening competition and driving prices higher, causing what is being referred to as an unprecedented generational challenge. Average home prices in Metro Vancouver were $303,535 in 1994 and reached $1,291,921 in 2024, an increase of 325.6 percent, while over the same period population increased 73.8 percent. These trends, paired with lagging salaries, growing...

It is no question that the construction sector is struggling to find qualified employees. It is also a sector where many foreign-born workers find success, but the increased efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have sent shockwaves through the industry, making it even harder to attract and retain talent at a time when demand is high. In September, the Department of Homeland Security said that ICE had deported 400,000 people and that an estimated 1.6 million had self-deported, many of whom were day laborers. ICE has established...