13 h. ago B.C. to ease rules on builders to spur new housing construction

The British Columbia government is loosening the rules for payment of development fees in a bid to jump start home construction that has been hampered by upfront costs.

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14 h. ago B.C. is easing rules on upfront costs for homebuilders to spur project construction

The British Columbia government is loosening the rules for payment of development fees in a bid to jump start home construction that has been hampered by upfront costs. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says among the biggest changes will be more flexible and extended payment timelines for homebuilders, so instead of paying development fees up front, […]

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64 h. ago Amid calls for separation, Alberta’s new referendum rules set to formally take effect

EDMONTON — As Canada prepares Tuesday to blow out 158 birthday candles, Alberta plans three days later to formalize rules making it easier to have an independence celebration of its own. Beginning Friday, Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government is officially lowering the required threshold for citizens to initiate a provincewide referendum, including on separation. […]

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6 d. ago Housing supply, employment and economic activity in the GTA are at risk without broad GST/HST relief for new homes 

An article released earlier this month by Altus Group, prepared for the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association, indicates that without significant intervention to jump-start the housing sector, almost 50 per cent of residential construction sector jobs in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are at risk. The report […]

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8 d. ago Report says hoping for Canadian housing prices to plummet is not realistic

Canada must dramatically increase the pace of home construction — nearly doubling current annual housing starts — to address the country's deepening housing affordability crisis, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).In its updated annual analysis of Canada's housing supply shortage, CMHC estimates that the country needs to build between 430,000 and 480,000 housing units annually until 2035, up from the current trajectory of about 250,000 units per year. The aim is to restore affordability to levels last seen in 2019, prior to the pandemic-driven housing boom.The federal Crown corporation has shifted its modelling framework to a rolling 10-year horizon, abandoning its earlier 2030 benchmark, which it now considers unrealistic due to the lengthy timelines needed for land use approvals and construction."Restoring affordability to levels last seen two decades ago isn't realistic, especially after the pos...

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9 d. ago How robots are taking prefabricated housing construction to a new level for this Vancouver company

Intelligent City is fine tuning automation and robotics to speed up and standardize the prefabrication of mass timber buildings as its contribution to solving Canada's housing crisis

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9 d. ago 41,000 jobs, 23,000 annual housing starts and $10 billion in investment at risk — third

Toronto, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greater Toronto Area, June 23, 2025 – A new article by Altus Group, prepared for the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) demonstrates that without significant intervention to jump-start the housing sector, almost 50 per cent of residential construction sector […]

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4 w. ago Allegations of Ethical Violations Lead to Call for Disqualification of Counsel in Dickey’s Restaurants Litigation

Dallas, TX, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today,  Lynn, Pinker, Hurst & Schwegmann has filed a motion to disqualify the Zarco law firm from acting as counsel in a matter involving Dickey’s Restaurants, Inc in the United States District Court Northern District Of Illinois Eastern Division. The challenge cites alleged egregious and intentional violations of Rules […]

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