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City of Edmonton releases final draft of District Policy
City of Edmonton releases final draft of District Policy
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton has released the final draft of its District Policy and 15 district plans. A public hearing will be held at Edmonton City Council on May 28 to May 30. “The District Policy and plans represent a significant milestone in st...
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Hajdu highlights Lytton First Nation housing and disaster recovery investments
LYTTON FIRST NATION, B.C. – Federal Minister of Indigenous Services Canada Patty...
Government , Infrastructure
The devil’s in the details of federal funding for Toronto housing
How many dollars of federal funding will directly create new housing units depen...
Economic , Government
Calgary Construction Association reaffirms support for city’s housing strategy
CALGARY – The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) has announced it continues...
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City of Edmonton releases final draft of District Policy
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton has released the final draft of its District Pol...
Government
Hajdu highlights Lytton First Nation housing and disaster recovery investments
LYTTON FIRST NATION, B.C. – Federal Minister of Indigenous Services Canada Patty...
Government , Infrastructure
The devil’s in the details of federal funding for Toronto housing
How many dollars of federal funding will directly create new housing units depen...
Economic , Government
Calgary Construction Association reaffirms support for city’s housing strategy
CALGARY – The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) has announced it continues...
Associations , Government
B.C. selects next communities for housing targets
VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia has identified a new set of priori...
Government , Projects
B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government is spending up to $25 million...
Government , Projects
Legal Notes: The liability potential for legal counsel with frivolous liens
The liability consequences can spread beyond the party launching a lien, if it i...
Government
Federal housing money too little too late for some stakeholders
The federal government’s $4 billion national Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is “...
Associations , Government
Land and development issues mire affordable Vancouver housing
Vancouver’s affordable housing deficit is mired in development issues, land shor...
Economic , Government
B.C. funds rural Kootenay economic development
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia is funding local g...
Government
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...
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B.C. putting $72 million towards community climate action
VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia’s 2024 budget is putting funding t...
Government
Budget 2024 is ‘a lot of prose and very little substance,’ says MHCA president
While the budget committed billions to new housing initiatives and to streamlini...
Associations , Government
Your top JOC headlines: April 15 to 19
Your top JOC headlines this week feature coverage of the 2024 federal budget in...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Stakeholders praise housing focus but cite budget gaps
Construction stakeholders found lots to like in the Justin Trudeau government’s...
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Saskatchewan water agency invests in key infrastructure projects
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) is working on more than 60 w...
Government , Infrastructure
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Trudeau government doubles down on missing the mark
Earlier this year, public opinion research company Leger published the results o...
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CAPP shares mixed reaction to federal budget
CALGARY – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is hopeful abou...
Associations , Government
Legal Notes: Too much information can be costly
Striking a balance between providing too little or too much documentation in sup...
Government
Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
OTTAWA — It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan i...
Economic , Government
2024 Federal Budget: Construction Coverage Hub
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the federal budget in the H...
Economic , Government
Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning
EDMONTON - Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm...
Government , Resource
Budget 2024 streamlining current resource initiatives, increasing Indigenous participation
The latest federal budget is light on new projects with a focus on greater effic...
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Budget 2024: Key numbers from the Liberals’ latest spending plan
OTTAWA — Here are some key numbers from the Liberal government's federal budget:...
Economic , Government
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
Economic , Government , Projects
Labour force a key element of federal budget to bolster housing supply
The 2024 federal budget underlines the need to build more housing and provides m...
Government , Labour
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Construction Conversations: Eby voices commitment to industry in wide-ranging VRCA discussion
As British Columbia heads closer to an election this October, its premier is rea...
Associations , Government
Freeland to present federal budget today after teasing much of it in recent weeks
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federa...
Government
Provincial-municipal imbalance has to change to manage housing crisis: AMO
Representing the province’s 444 municipalities, the Association of Municipalitie...
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Feds conduct environmental assessment for Manitoba flood control project
OTTAWA – The federal government is conducting an environmental assessment of the...
Government , Infrastructure
Non-profit housing sector provided a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’
Delivering non-profit or community housing is one solution to address the housin...
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Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Saskatchewan water agency invests in key infrastructure projects
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency (WSA) is working on more than 60 w...
Government , Infrastructure
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Projects
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
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Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
Economic , Projects
2024 Federal Budget: Construction Coverage Hub
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the federal budget in the H...