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TRREB supports policies in Provincial Planning Statement

TORONTO - The 2024 Ontario Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) was recently rele...

Associations , Government September 10, 2024

Home Construction Regulatory Authority revokes licence of Hamilton builder

TORONTO - Mariman Homes of Hamilton, Ont. has had its licence to build and sell...

Associations September 9, 2024

Quadreal, Mattamy unveil gateway project The Clove

Quadreal Property Group and Mattamy Homes have reached a key milestone in the $6...

Associations September 6, 2024

U.S. construction employment rises in two-thirds of jurisdictions July-to-July

ARLINGTON, VA. - Construction employment rose in 232, or 65 per cent, of 358 met...

Associations , Economic , US News September 5, 2024

Chicago’s United Center area future to transform local ‘sea of asphalt’

The Democratic National Convention is now over and the owners of the United Cent...

Associations September 3, 2024

St. Thomas contractor fined after truss falls, injuring worker

ST. THOMAS, ONT. - A general contractor based in St. Thomas, Ont. was fined for...

Associations September 3, 2024

OHBA Award of Distinction finalists announced

TORONTO The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) has unveiled the 2024 Awa...

Associations September 3, 2024

Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day

TORONTO - Ontario’s workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...

Associations August 30, 2024

Sampogna joins OGCA team as new vice-president

In his new role as vice-president of the Ontario General Contractors Association...

Associations August 29, 2024

Tech solutions support new Ontario heat-stress toolkit

A Laurentian University researcher has launched a new heat stress toolkit for ou...

Associations August 29, 2024

CAWIC, ACCA celebrate new diversity, inclusion partnerships with Procore

Construction software company Procore has announced two new partnerships in Cana...

Associations August 26, 2024

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Canada’s ‘can do’ spirit stifled by bad policies

It sounds so simple. Canada’s construction industry could build more for less....

Associations , Government , Labour August 21, 2024

WIC fundraising drive supports Zimbabwe water project

ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association is throwing...

Associations August 20, 2024

Residential Report: Governments hanging on to land only hinders much-needed housing

A significant contributor to the cost of new housing is the price tag associated...

Associations , Government July 19, 2024

OSWCA members begin work on battery cell gigafactory site in St. Thomas

Representatives from the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (O...

Associations , Projects July 18, 2024

The Grounding Meadow chosen as winner of OAA’s landscape design competition

Just a few years after it undertook a net-zero retrofit of its Toronto headquart...

Associations July 8, 2024

Global Lifting Awareness Day July 18 will focus on social media and videos

HUNTINGDON, U.K. — The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is buildin...

Associations July 3, 2024

How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices

When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...

Associations , Labour June 27, 2024

Creating a ‘better world for all’: 2024 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture announced

OTTAWA – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Counc...

Associations , Projects June 25, 2024

Passive House Canada 2024 Annual Conference revels in growing self-confidence

“Nothing happens until it all happens at once. And I’m waiting for it to all hap...

Associations June 24, 2024

2024 Building Diversity Awards celebrate trailblazers helping to build a sustainable future

TORONTO — The fourth annual Canadian Building Diversity Awards were recently han...

Associations , Labour June 20, 2024

Lupien honoured for lifetime achievement by CAGBC

TORONTO — A green building “visionary” from Quebec was a big winner as the Canad...

Associations June 18, 2024

CAGBC delegates say green supply chain has its growing pains

There was a unique airing of grievances in Toronto recently. Delegates attendin...

Associations June 17, 2024

BILD asks municipalities to exercise restraint on charges for new homes

TORONTO — The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) is urgin...

Associations , Government June 13, 2024

Facette addresses workforce issues during Hill address

OTTAWA — Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) executive director Jim...

Associations June 12, 2024

Communications contractors talk opportunities, challenges at ECAO symposium

There has been significant growth and change in the low voltage electrical indus...

Associations June 12, 2024

RCCAO looks forward to working with new Ontario cabinet

TORONTO — The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario has issued...

Associations , Government June 11, 2024

CAGBC celebrates launch of ZCB Version 4

Version 4 of the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building – Design S...

Associations June 10, 2024

Your top DCN headlines: June 3 to 7

Your top DCN headlines this week feature a project profile on Ottawa’s Thunderhe...

Associations , Government , OH&S , Projects June 7, 2024

Construction ranks high among occupations harmed by opioids: IWH study

A recent academic article with an Ontario focus offers new insights into the lin...

Associations June 6, 2024

‘Just let us build’: Municipal hurdles stifling modular builders from tackling housing crisis

A panel of off-site modular leaders at a recent Affordable Housing Summit agreed...

Associations June 6, 2024

New president and chair elected for Canadian Roofing Contractors Association

OTTAWA — The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) has elected Jeremy...

Associations June 4, 2024

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