RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL OF ONTARIO
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.
Why are so many trades apprentices struggling to complete their programs?
Young people don’t get much exposure to the trades in school and the pathways for people to begin an apprenticeship are often hard to navigate, which contributes to the higher average age of new apprentices, RESCON president Richard Lyall said in an article in The Globe & Mail.
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
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