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A three-year sales tax holiday on new homes, combined with serious reform of development charges, would help restart the #housing engine, @RESCONprez argues in a column in @DCN_Canada at canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/econo…. #HousingCrisis #cdnpoli #onpoli

Pausing #construction work in downtown Toronto due to the @FIFAWorldCup could delay occupancy at several high-rise developments, @RESCONprez explained in an interview with @CityCristinaH at @CityNewsTO. See toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/19/con…. #HousingCrisis

If governments are serious about restoring #housing affordability and reviving residential #construction, they should expand tax reductions on new homes to all buyers, @RESCONprez said in a column in @CREW_Magazine at canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/tax-cuts-…. #HousingCrisis

Lengthy approvals, excessive regulatory requirements and layers of red tape have slowed residential #construction to the point where, in some regions, activity has nearly ground to a halt, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @REM_Online at realestatemagazine.ca/opinion-fix-th…. #HousingCrisis

Builders were blindsided by the fact #construction activity along major arteries in Toronto's downtown will be limited during World Cup games this summer, @RESCONprez told CBC Toronto. Go to cbc.ca/news/canada/to….

Legislation that eliminates the five-per-cent federal #GST for first-time buyers on new homes priced at or under $1 million is extremely welcome news, @RESCONprez says in an article in @CanConMag at canadiancontractor.ca/canadian-contr…. #HousingCrisis #cdnpoli

RESCON is urging Queen’s Park to implement a three-year #HST holiday for buyers of all new homes up to $1.3 million. Read column by @RESCONprez in @TheTorontoSun at torontosun.com/life/homes/res…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli

Tiebacks have served Ontario well for decades and abandoning them in favour of other methods of supporting deep excavations during high-rise #construction would be a mistake, @RESCONprez writes in @CanConMag at canadiancontractor.ca/features/in-de…. #infrastructure

RESCON is applauding the federal government’s passage of legislation that eliminates the #GST for first-time buyers on new homes at or under $1M and reducing it for first-time buyers on homes between $1 and $1.5M. Press release at rescon.com/media/press-re… #HousingCrisis #cdnpoli

The gap between the new #housing we need and what we’re delivering is expanding, @RESCONprez writes in a column in Building Excellence at buildingexcellence.ca/2026/03/11/why…. #construction #innovation

There are very good reasons to feel optimistic about the #housing crisis despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, @RESCONprez writes in his latest blog at rescon.com/media/blog/it-…. #HousingCrisis #construction #torontobuilders

Progress has been made but we still have a long way to go to get more #women into the #construction trades, @RESCON_VP writes in his latest blog at rescon.com/media/blog/get… #construction #Womeninconstruction #WomenInTheTrades

RESCON is calling on governments to take action on a number of fronts to tackle the #housing crisis, @gacmediagroup writes in his latest blog at rescon.com/media/blog/res…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli #cdnpoli #topoli #construction @RESCONprez

A home is much more than bricks and mortar, RESCON's Michael Giles explains in a blog at rescon.com/media/blog/a-h…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli #construction

Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister @RobFlackEML appears to be sincere in his desire to undertake a line-by-line review of the Ontario Building Code, David Henderson writes in a blog at rescon.com/media/blog/rev…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli

Municipalities continue to apply green development standards through planning approvals, resulting in a regulatory maze that adds substantially to #construction costs, @RESCONprez says in a column in @CREW_Magazine at canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/too-much-… #HousingCrisis #TOpoli

If no action is taken, the province stands to average 21,500 fewer #housing starts every year over the next decade compared to the recent 10-year average, @RESCONprez warns in a column in @storeyspub at storeys.com/hst-holiday-on…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli @RESCONprez

Development charges and other fees levied on homes by the @cityoftoronto were discussed by @RESCONprez and host @gregbradyx on the Toronto Today show on @am640. Listen at cms.rescon.com/media/Radio/Ma…. #HousingCriis #TOpoli

RESCON's March newsletter is hot off the digital press with columns by @RESCONprez, @RESCON_VP and @gacmediagroup. View digital version at heyzine.com/flip-book/d57a… or PDF at cms.rescon.com/media/Newslett…. #HousingCrisis #construction

Latest stats show that mental health and addictions issues are still a persistent problem for the #construction industry, as suicides and drug overdoses remain exceedingly high for workers, @RESCONprez warns in @CanConMag at canadiancontractor.ca/features/menta…. #MentalHealth #WorkStress