- Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Manitoba expands rent control for 2027
The Manitoba government announced it is expanding rent control by raising the exemption threshold to $2,000 effective Jan. 1, 2027. - Wednesday, September 9, 2026
RESCON pushes for permanent policy change
As market challenges worsen, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is urging all levels of government to make permanent housing policy changes. - Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Construction starts on world’s first disability arts hub
The Accessible Arts Learning Campus in Calgary marks the development of the world’s first accessible arts learning campus.
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Cement and salt to shake off tariffs
The United States government is lifting the 50 per cent tariff it has applied on imports of Canadian cement and road salt since Aug. 29. - Sunday, August 30, 2026
Global NGO pushes for Superior claim
“It doesn’t sit well with some egos that the American Falls are kind of nondescript next to Horseshoe Falls so this presents an opportunity to stake out a more impressive namesake,” one observer reasons. - Monday, August 24, 2026
Lobbying precedes U.S. cement tariff
The new 50 per cent tariff on Canadian cement imports is expected to exert further upward pressure on construction costs in the United States.
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- Tuesday, August 18, 2026
New split for global adjustment costs explored
Ontario proposes a distinct electricity rate class for new data centres, as part of a package of requirements for facilities seeking to connect to the provincial power grid. - Monday, August 17, 2026
The hidden weak link in building records
As veteran facility managers retire, decades of building records and the knowledge behind them are vanishing, creating costly blind spots for owners and insurers. - Thursday, August 13, 2026
Evolving smart home tech redefines aging in place
Emerging technologies are powering homes into active support systems that can monitor, predict and respond to the changing needs of older adults and boost their
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- Wednesday, August 26, 2026
When trade war fallout hits the housing market
Housing developers already battling labour shortages, high interest rates, and soaring land costs now face a new destabilizing force as the Canada–U.S. trade war disrupts every stage of construction. - Thursday, July 30, 2026
Winter maintenance budgeting gets slipperier
A threatened 50 per cent tariff on Canadian road salt imported into the United States is creating winter maintenance budgeting uncertainties on both sides of the international border. - Monday, July 27, 2026
Toronto Pearson invests $1.5B into terminal modernization
Toronto Pearson Airport is investing $1.5 billion to revitalize Terminals 1 and 3 as part of its ongoing Pearson LIFT modernization program.




















