Building Excellence

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By Leor Margulies Robins Appleby The Conservatives continue to focus on speeding the approval process and reducing the cost of housing in Ontario through a flurry of legislative announcements. These build on the other previous announcements: More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, and Fighting Delays, Building Fast Act, 2025. I do...

By Richard Lyall RESCON Ontario’s apprenticeship completion gap is not a statistical quirk – it is a structural failure with real economic consequences. Fewer than half of apprentices ultimately complete their programs, and barely one in five do so on time. At the very moment when the province is staring down a projected construction shortfall of 52,000 workers by 2034, that gap...

By Sarah Caron, Director, Renovation Services, CHBA The 2025 Renovation Month campaign marked a milestone for RenoMark, generating a surge in brand awareness and engagement across Canada. By leveraging a multi-platform strategy, the initiative successfully connected with Canadian homeowners searching for renovation advice and trustworthy professionals. The campaign delivered an impressive 19.7 million total impressions across radio, print, digital and...

Imagine a siding solution that never needs painting, resists fire and pests, withstands brutal weather and looks stunning for decades with virtually zero maintenance. That's not a dream. It's Armour Side and it's revolutionizing how property owners think about exterior protection.

By Kevin Lee, CHBA CEO Those who work in the residential construction industry know how deeply Canadians value homeownership. Yet housing policy since last year’s federal election campaign has reverted to a focus on affordable (social) housing, after years of success by the Association in getting government to prioritize solutions that support homeownership and market-rate affordability. The good news is...

By Curtis Mercer, CHBA President CHBA began 2026 in full engagement mode. On Feb. 10, I joined CHBA colleagues from across the country in Ottawa for CHBA’s annual Day on the Hill. It was one of the busiest yet as CHBA builders, renovators, developers and association staff came together to meet directly with federal ministers, MPs and senior officials to talk...

By Alireza Khalili, Director of Business Development, Promise Robotics Across Canada, homebuilders are facing some of the toughest conditions in recent memory. To restore affordability, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) estimates we’ll need up to 4.8 million new homes by 2035. That means building between 430,000 and 480,000 units annually – nearly twice the current rate of around 245,000...

By Sarah Caron, Director, Renovation Services, CHBA Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are quickly gaining attention as a possible answer to Canada’s housing challenges, offering flexible, compact spaces for families, renters and communities. Cities across the country are wrestling with housing affordability and densification while the housing industry faces acute labour shortages and escalating material costs. CHBA renovators and custom builders...

By Wayne Karl, Editor, Building Excellence When Natasha Paikin entered the homebuilding industry in 2018, things were a lot different. Housing was booming and demand was explosive. A couple years later COVID hit, and the entire sector had to rethink everything. And now today, market challenges are once again forcing builders to adapt. For Paikin, director of client experience at New...