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Twenty-five years ago, the typical Ontario home cost roughly three to four times household income. Today, the ratio is closer to seven to nine times, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @storeyspub at storeys.com/homeownership-ju….
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Women are making gains in #construction industry but their presence on jobsites remains stubbornly low, said panellists at a webinar hosted by RESCON. Read the article in @DCN_Canada at canada.constructconnect.com/…
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Speakers at a recent RESCON webinar explained that Ontario’s #construction industry is making progress in attracting women, but much more needs to be done to ensure they are able to build lasting careers in the trades.
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RESCON is disappointed that the Ontario government’s fall economic statement confirmed that both the enhanced #HST rebate and existing new housing rebate will end on March 31, 2027, @RESCONprez writes in a blog at rescon.com/blogs/fall-econom….
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RESCON’s first two fall webinars focused on women in construction and mental health. Another on mobile and elevated work platforms is scheduled for Dec. 1, @RESCON_VP writes in his latest blog at rescon.com/blogs/plenty-of-w….
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An interim report of the Building Code Advisory Body identifies preliminary recommendations that are sufficiently developed to warrant consideration for immediate action, RESCON’s Paul De Berardis writes in his latest blog at rescon.com/blogs/important-m….
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Progress is being made on the #housing crisis, but serious challenges remain - namely the need for a long-term commitment to reducing taxes on new housing, @gacmediagroup explains in his latest blog at rescon.com/blogs/progress-is….
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When it comes to the #housing predicament, there are many, particularly the young, who in our time echo the sentiments of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, Michael Giles notes in his latest blog at rescon.com/blogs/we-must-dec….
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RESCON's November newsletter is hot off the digital press with columns by @RESCONprez, @RESCON_VP and @gacmediagroup along with a submission on the cost of the #tariff war. Digital version at heyzine.com/flip-book/f6c5d6…. PDF at 66ff6bee-9dbe-49f7-bf44-eddb….
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Escalating #tariffs and counter-tariffs are driving up the cost of homeownership and adding uncertainty to an industry already under significant strain - on both sides of the border, @RESCONprez wrote in a column in On-Site Magazine at on-sitemag.com/features/the-….
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Are housing reforms working? @RESCONprez recently discussed the issue with Vanessa Topple on CREB TV. Listen at crebtv.ca/?wix-vod-video-id=….
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Research presented at RESCON’s recent housing summit challenges Canadians to view housing not simply as an economic asset, but as a determinant of health, stability and well-being,@RESCONprez writes in a column in RENX Homes at renxhomes.ca/housing-challen….
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Governments have moved farther on #housing reform than they have in decades but the initiatives are not sufficient, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @REM_Online at realestatemagazine.ca/lyall-….
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Canada faces a looming skilled #labour shortage just as the country is embarking on one of the most ambitious homebuilding agendas in generations, @RESCONprez writes in a column in Canadian Forest Industries at woodbusiness.ca/rescon-we-ne….
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The consequences of failing to address the #housing crisis are impossible to ignore, @RESCONprez writes in a column in the @DCN_Canada at canada.constructconnect.com/….
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Why do so many trades #apprentices struggle to complete their programs despite strong demand for skilled workers? @RESCONprez discusses the matter with @jerryagar1010 on @Newstalk1010 at iheart.com/podcast/962-the-j….
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Young people don’t get much exposure to the trades in school and the pathways for people to begin an #apprenticeship are often hard to navigate, @RESCONprez said in an article in @globeandmail at rescon.com/news/why-are-so-m….
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The real cost of Canada's #housing crisis can now be measured in something far more important than dollars and cents: the health, stability and well-being of Canadians, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @TheTorontoSun at torontosun.com/life/homes/re….
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Are government #housing reforms working? @RESCONprez noted the issue was front and centre at a recent housing summit hosted by RESCON.
Read the article in Canadian Contractor Magazine at canadiancontractor.ca/featur….
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When #housing demand rebounds and #construction activity accelerates, the industry could find itself confronting severe labour shortages, @RESCONprez warns in a column in @storeyspub at storeys.com/improve-trades-t….
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