DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:56:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Removing GST and HST on all new housing would stir the market /dcn/news/economic/2025/06/removing-gst-and-hst-on-all-new-housing-would-stir-the-market Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:35:50 +0000 /?p=487357 Ontario builders appreciate that the federal government has taken steps to cut sales taxes on new homes for first-time homebuyers, as it signals much needed and long-awaited progress. The feds recently passed legislation that eliminated the GST for first-time purchasers on new homes valued up to $1 million. Meanwhile, the government also reduced the sales […]

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]]> Budget watchdog says he’s in the dark on Ottawa’s fiscal targets /dcn/news/government/2025/06/budget-watchdog-says-hes-in-the-dark-on-ottawas-fiscal-targets Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:25:50 +0000 /?p=487355 OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer said he can’t properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets because the Liberals’ new budget benchmarks haven’t been defined. Without a spring budget, that means Ottawa’s budgetary watchdog is in the dark on how recently announced plans to boost Canada’s defence spending […]

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]]> Beaverton modular housing project takes inspiration from Scandinavian cottage /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/beaverton-modular-housing-project-takes-inspiration-from-scandinavian-cottage Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:20:29 +0000 /?p=487333 BEAVERTON, ONT. — A key design driver behind a new modular affordable housing project in the small town of Beaverton, Ont. was an exterior that resembles a Scandinavian cottage with a cozy interior. Developed by Montgomery Sisam Architects, the modular design features a reading nook, a community space with a fireplace, a terrace and large windows with views […]

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]]> Up to 4.8 million new homes needed over next decade to restore affordability: CMHC /dcn/news/economic/2025/06/up-to-4-8-million-new-homes-needed-over-next-decade-to-restore-affordability-cmhc Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:15:33 +0000 /?p=487331 OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels last seen in 2019 based on projected demand. The national housing agency released its latest supply gaps estimate report, which says between 430,000 and 480,000 new housing units […]

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]]> Texas stops providing new funding for border wall construction /dcn/news/usa/2025/06/texas-stops-providing-new-funding-for-border-wall-construction Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:10:18 +0000 /?p=487309 AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas has stopped putting new money toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall, shifting course after installing only a fraction of the hundreds of miles of potential barrier that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago. State lawmakers this month approved a new Texas budget that does not include […]

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]]> New $150M residential project launches in Montreal’s Saint-Michel District /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/new-150m-residential-project-launches-in-montreals-saint-michel-district Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:05:48 +0000 /?p=487303 MONTREAL — Groupe HD, in partnership with Kastello Immobilier and CPD Immobilier, has launched the redevelopment of 2601 Jarry St. E. in Montreal’s Saint-Michel neighbourhood. The project involves the construction of a six-storey residential complex featuring 380 rental units and more than 20,000 square feet of commercial space. Located near Frédéric-Back Park, the Cirque du […]

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]]> Trade with China booming amid U.S. tariff war: Port of Montreal /dcn/news/economic/2025/06/trade-with-china-booming-amid-u-s-tariff-war-port-of-montreal Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:47 +0000 /?p=487297 MONTREAL — The Port of Montreal says trade with China is surging amid the U.S. tariff war and despite tensions with Beijing. In a release, the country’s second-biggest port says shipments to China rose 22 per cent year-over-year in the first half of 2025. The boost has made China the port’s second-largest export partner versus […]

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]]> Canada announces measures to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs /dcn/news/government/2025/06/canada-announces-measures-to-retaliate-against-u-s-steel-aluminum-tariffs Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:56:11 +0000 /?p=487367 OTTAWA — Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries with new counter-tariffs and protectionist policies, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. At a press conference, Carney pointed out that he and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to pursue a trade deal to end tariffs within the next 30 days. “In […]

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]]> Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches begins at Juneteenth ceremony /dcn/news/usa/2025/06/rebuilding-one-of-the-nations-oldest-black-churches-begins-at-juneteenth-ceremony Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:02:10 +0000 /?p=487329 WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — A ceremonial groundbreaking is being held today for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia. The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg officially established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and under […]

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]]> Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee /dcn/news/government/2025/06/carneys-contentious-major-projects-bill-clears-committee Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:47:42 +0000 /?p=487281 OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking economic winners and losers. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act is anything if not a magnet for criticism. The Liberal government’s controversial legislation that would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and […]

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]]> Doug Ford says he treats First Nations ‘like gold’ but they ‘keep coming hat in hand’ /dcn/news/government/2025/06/doug-ford-says-he-treats-first-nations-like-gold-but-they-keep-coming-hat-in-hand Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:41:37 +0000 /?p=487277 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is willing to give First Nations what they want for their support in developing mines, but they cannot “keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government” for more money. Ford is set to meet today with several dozen chiefs who are part of Anishinabek […]

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]]> 950 King: Rejuvenating the Palace Arms Hotel, providing rental housing /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/950-king-rejuvenating-the-palace-arms-hotel-providing-rental-housing Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:20:43 +0000 /?p=487240 TORONTO – A heritage commemoration project in downtown Toronto is slated to provide 231 purpose-built rental units, including 40 affordable homes, at 950 King St. W. Greenwin, Intentional Capital, Windsor Private Capital, and the LiUNA! Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada recently marked the start of construction on the 17-storey project, which will redevelop the historic Palace Arms Hotel […]

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