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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Understanding the insurance environment in 2020
A hard market is causing insurers to look hard at their risk exposures, and should cause contractors to consider their own risk-mitigation strategies.
Building permit values drop in November
Permit values in three of five sectors in Ontario dropped in November, leading to an overall decline in monthly permit values of 5.7 percent.
London developer gets $130M loan for housing project
The two-tower, 420-unit project will include 110 affordable housing units, and has been funded in part under CMHC’s Rental Construction Financing initiative.
Surety update for contractors entering 2020
Losses stemming from the large contractor defaults of 2018 have now largely been digested by the primary sureties involved, and re-insurance interest in Canada remains high with few rare exceptions.
Windsor grants $500K tax break for manufacturing plant expansion
Flex-N-Gate plans to grow its downtown plant by 12,500 square feet and create more than 100 new jobs.