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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL OF ONTARIO

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RESCON held its sixth annual housing summit on Sept. 23. The event featured speakers, policymakers, experts and panels that examined whether housing reforms have been effective and what needs to happen next.​

Click here for a recap.

True cost of a housing crisis runs deep

The real cost of Canada's housing crisis can now be measured in something far more important than dollars and cents: the health, stability and well-being of Canadians, RESCON president Richard Lyall writes in a column in The Toronto Sun.

Tariffs will escalate the cost of new home building in both Canada and U.S.

The escalating tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and Canada is driving up the cost of building new homes on both sides of the border, according to a report prepared recently by RESCON.

Housing reform: It’s time to finish the job

Governments have finally started going after the two biggest cost drivers - sales taxes and development charges - but the pace is not good enough, RESCON president Richard Lyall states in a blog.

Women in Construction Webinar

Join RESCON for its sixth annual Women in Construction Webinar on October 29, 2026.
Sponsored by Sherrard Kuzz LLP.

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