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How the U.S., U.K., and Australia measure housing starts better than we do
How international definitions expose the weakness in Canada’s numbers.
Dunn House phase 2 project gets government funding boost
Funded by all three levels of government, the Toronto project will deliver 54 rent-geared-to-income studio units for at-risk seniors.
North York contractor, supervisor fined $147,000 for 2023 incident
A worker suffered serious injuries after being exposed to hot water while working on a watermain.
Contractions among eldest workers, females lower construction labour force statistics in December 2025
Employment losses in the past 12 months were exclusive to the eldest demographic cohort, while employment among all three female age cohorts also contracted.
AtkinsRéalis to design sanitary trunk sewer project in Peel Region
The Kennedy Road Sanitary Trunk Sewer Project is part of a broader initiative by Peel Region to complete various housing-enabling linear infrastructure projects.