Building Excellence

By Sarah Caron, Director, Renovation Services, CHBA The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is proud to announce the launch of a new award category in its prestigious National Awards for Housing Excellence: The Adaptiv Home Award. This new category recognizes outstanding residential projects that prioritize accessibility, adaptability and aging-in-place designs that empower individuals of all abilities to live safely, independently...

In early October, the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (Auditor General) released its long-awaited performance audit of the Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA). The report set out to evaluate whether the HCRA is effectively fulfilling its mandate to license and oversee new-home builders and protect consumers.

For years, builders have focused on first-time buyers and growing families. Yet one of the most powerful and overlooked segments of the housing market is the 60-plus buyer – a group ready to move, but waiting for the right place to go.

Governments must enact policies to bring down the cost of construction, cut bureaucracy and red tape and speed up the approvals process. Taxes, fees and levies are crippling the industry. They add roughly 36 per cent to the cost of a new home, making them unaffordable for many.

By Chloe Perreault, Communication Strategist, CHBA The CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence celebrates the best of Canadian homebuilding and community development. Projects are evaluated on a number of criteria, including community vision, architectural features and design, livability, amenities, environmental considerations, innovation and more.  In 2025, one theme rose above the rest: Community-first design. The winning entries, presented at the grand...

By Natasha Rombough, Director of Marketing and Communications, CHBA There is a new president at the helm of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association this fall. Curtis Mercer is President and CEO of K&P Contracting, a home construction and renovation company. Based in St. John’s, Nfld., the company has undertaken several types of construction in its 50-year history, and is currently...

A handshake used to mean everything. It wasn’t just a polite gesture. It was your word. A promise. Today, too often, that’s been replaced by clicks and cold transactions. But in our business, trust still matters. Relationships are still crucial. And nothing is more real than the power of a handshake. At PWT, we believe engineered wood products are only...

Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) members have been building, developing, and renovating Canadian homes for generations. We are sharing the extraordinary contributions CHBA members make in their communities every day through our ongoing #CdnBuilt for Generations campaign. Here are a few recent stories. To read more stories follow our hashtag or visit chba.ca/giving-back Founder of Mattamy Homes donates $60M to...

QuietZone Pink Next Gen Fiberglas Insulation: Quiet that adds up – one bag at a time Owens Corning Canada CHBA’s Net Zero Council supports innovation in the residential construction industry with the goal of creating a market advantage for CHBA builder and renovator members voluntarily pursuing Net Zero performance. The Council’s work will help to meet the housing aspirations of Canadians...

By Evan Andrade, CHBA Economist In the second quarter, CHBA’s Housing Market Index (HMI), surveyed over the course of June, continued to reflect highly negative builder confidence about sales conditions. The single-family HMI was 24.9 and the multi-family HMI was 22.8. For interpretation, the HMI is scored between zero and 100 and measures the balance of builders’ opinion about new...