The value of residential construction permits dropped by almost $174 million compared to the previous month, and more than offset a small gain in non-residential construction activity.

Robertson said infrastructure accounts for a large part of the cost of building new homes, and development charges are key to covering those housing costs in cities like Toronto and Vancouver.

Paramedics say they are not releasing how many are in critical condition because that number is changing with time. 

The new station will connect the Barrie Line to TTC bus service and the future Line 5 Eglinton, and will be built by Etobicoke-based Grascan Construction Ltd.

Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 per cent in September as the economy added some 60,000 jobs in the month.