‘Buying Canadian’ is a noble pursuit, but suppliers are caught in the middle Back in 1969, when the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, travelled to Washington to meet with [...]
Greater Ottawa HBA Founded 1951 Members: 436 OHB: So how did a Newfoundland boy end up as GOHBA’s Executive Director? Jason Burggraaf: “I came to Ottawa to go to Carleton University and [...]
Locally developed new building software tools appear ripe for the picking When Pat Keaney made her way to the podium for her construction innovation seminar at Toronto’s Buildings Show in [...]
On February 27, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was re-elected to his party’s third straight majority government. This is a historic accomplishment for Premier Ford. The last Ontario Premier to win [...]
Warning signs and your obligations in fending off money laundering schemes Money laundering is rearing its ugly head in the real estate market, but that’s nothing new, says Mondiu Jaiyesimi, [...]
Here’s how to explain the realities of tariffs Fiction: Tariffs are a tax on the exporting nation. Fact: Tariffs are a tax the importer has to pay. Usually, importing companies will have to [...]
New reports highlight demographic trends as housing prices increase As recent reports by Missing Middle Initiative founding director Mike Moffatt and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) [...]
New study suggests how to bring development charges back down to earth The January 2025 housing data for the Hamilton CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) was genuinely shocking. The CMA, which [...]
Are residential construction incentives for municipalities working, or do we need something more? Ontario’s housing crisis is often presented as a numbers game, where targets are set and outcomes [...]
