Ontario is considering revising its tallies of how many homes are built in cities and towns across the province, after some complained that undercounting has […]
Tag: Ontario housing
Housing starts up in Ontario but towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollars
Ontario’s housing construction sector saw a glimmer of good news in May as the province saw an uptick in homes being built, even as municipalities […]
An Ontario company lost its licence to build homes. It’s allegedly doing so anyways
A Toronto new home builder which lost its licence to construct homes is the subject of a new investigation by Ontario regulators, after allegations the […]
‘We don’t track data as well as we should,’ Ontario housing minister says
Ontario’s housing minister says poor data tracking is making it harder for the Ford government to keep on top of how many new units have […]
Developers say Ontario’s new affordable housing pricing will mean selling homes at a loss
Ontario’s bid to build new affordable housing amid a cost-of-living crisis is hitting a bump as builders turn their noses up at a list of […]
Ford shuffles out minister responsible for ‘attainable housing’ without defining the term
Nine months after Ontario Premier Doug Ford created a junior cabinet position that would be focused on “attainable housing” in the province, the minister responsible […]
Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home construction
Ontario housing minister Paul Calandra expressed confidence that the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut on Wednesday will help spur housing development as the province […]
Wide-ranging Ontario housing bill passes, set to become law
The Ford government’s latest housing bill has passed its third and final reading at Queen’s Park and is set to become law before the end […]
Ontario launched audits to find ‘waste’ at city hall. No one knows what they say
When Ontario introduced major changes to the fees developers pay towns and cities when they build new homes, the government was met with fierce and […]
Feds sidestep Ontario as spat over $357M for affordable housing ends
The federal government is set to sideline Ontario from a housing fund worth hundreds of millions of dollars after more than a month of public […]