Red tape
REMI Network
RESCON calls for urgent action to end housing crisis
To spark discussion and find solutions to the restrictions impeding housing construction, RESCON is hosting its 4th annual housing summit on Oct. 9.
Construction Business
Tackling skilled labour challenges
Demand for skilled labour continues to be a pressing issue across the construction industry. While solutions have been identified, barriers remain.
Construction Business
B.C. associations want a construction minister
As B.C. prepares for a fall election, the VRCA and the BCCA are proposing a bold new provincial cabinet role: the Minister of Construction.
Construction Business
ICBA: labour shortages and higher wages
B.C. construction companies expect a year of labour shortages and historically high wage increases, according to ICBA.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario mulls its site redevelopment potential
A centralized agency will be tasked with identifying provincially owned sites with redevelopment potential, placing a priority on new uses that align with infrastructure initiatives.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario unveils more regulatory adjustments
A recycled title adorns the Ontario government's latest initiative to be framed as red tape reduction. Bill 213, the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020, is an omnibus effort to amend more than two dozen statutes.