By Grant Cameron

Ontario’s construction industry has coped relatively well with the COVID-19 pandemic, but workers and employers must remain vigilant in the coming months and not become overly complacent....  Read more...

By Grant Cameron

There will soon be a new system and sheriff in place to regulate the people and companies who build and sell new homes in Ontario.
The newly established Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) will take over those licensing functions from Tarion Warranty Corporation as of Feb. 1. Warranty related claims will still be managed by Tarion....  Read more...

By Ahd AlAshry

A considerable labour shortage has been looming over the construction industry for the past few years. The industry's current growth projections, along with the baby boomers set to retire very soon from jobsites, place the sector at risk of a sharp labour deficit. ...  Read more...

By Michael de Lint / RESCON

Toronto’s arterials and transit stations: mid-rise redevelopment opportunities
 
Toronto’s underdeveloped arterial roads (too many 2-storey buildings) and its underdeveloped subway and GO commuter rail stations (too often adjacent to detached houses), provide a big opportunity to fix the GTA’s housing supply deficit while enhancing liveability and walkability....  Read more...

By Grant Cameron/RESCON

Jill Dunlop, associate minister of children and women’s issues, toured a Tribute Communities high-rise condo construction site at 77 Mutual St. in Toronto on Oct. 28.
 
She was at the site to highlight opportunities for women in the skilled trades and film a video for Skills Ontario/National Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Week....  Read more...

By Grant Cameron/RESCON

There are many career paths available to women and young people entering the construction industry.

That was one of the takeaways from an online panel session entitled Empower Youth in Trades sponsored by RESCON at the First Work Aspire Youth Summit held Oct. 28 during a Futures Conference 2020 event....  Read more...

Richard Lyall / RESCON

Note: Below is an op-ed piece that was written in response to an article by Josh Gordon, a prof at Simon Fraser University, that was in The Globe & Mail.

In his recent piece in The Globe and Mail, Simon Fraser University assistant professor Josh Gordon argues that the housing affordability crisis is not being driven by supply-side factors and regulatory hurdles. While attention is drawn to the factors driving the demand-side of the equation, the notion that we should understand the issue purely in terms of demand-side factors is a gross over-simplification of a complex issue that impacts millions of Canadians....  Read more...

By Amina Dibe / RESCON

On Thursday, September 10, RESCON will hold a webinar focused on anti-racism, diversity and inclusion in construction and launch the Construction Against Racism Everywhere (CARE) initiative.

"In light of recent deplorable acts of racism on downtown Toronto construction sites, RESCON is taking a leadership role and creating a space for the industry to discuss racism in construction,” said Richard Lyall, president of RESCON. “As an industry, we condemn these acts and will continue to work with government and labour partners to address any and all incidents that may arise."...  Read more...