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SPONSORED CONTENT There’s so much beauty in Canada. Picturesque environments dotted with cottages, vacation homes and resorts. Enchanting architecture in bustling cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary. It’s no wonder Canada is experiencing a load of growth right now. However, it can be difficult to keep up with. Canada also endures challenging weather conditions, labour shortages and a demand...
By Nicole Storeshaw, Director, Government Relations, CHBA Arecent and unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) provides greater certainty in the law related to how compensation for a “constructive taking” – or expropriation of land – must be determined. This is another positive precedent-setting outcome for CHBA’s developer members thanks in large part to successful CHBA intervention at...
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 blog.chba.ca/category/giving-back. Logel Homes builds new community hub BILD Calgary...
By Ryan Jones, Vice-President, Risk Services, Federated Insurance Although we’re still in the early days of summer, wildfires have already begun burning across the country. According to Natural Resources Canada, the 2023 wildfire season was the most destructive ever recorded in our country, and widespread from the West Coast to the Atlantic Provinces and in the North. In a typical...
By Kevin Lee, CHBA CEO Government advocacy-wise, this year has already been one of the best ever for the association. After extensive advocacy by CHBA and provincial and local HBAs on behalf of members, the federal government put forth measures in this year’s federal budget that many seasoned veterans of the association noted is the most significant set of budget policy...
Every year, volunteer members, HBAs and their staff work tirelessly to build strong communities, strengthen the industry and give back to cities, towns and neighbourhoods across Canada. The CHBA Association Leadership Awards honour the leaders within our Association – both individuals and our local and provincial homebuilders’ associations. This year’s honours were given out during CHBA’s Home Building Week...
When it comes to home interior finishes, there’s a rainbow of colourful choices to help light up your customers’ lives. Bright ones. Darker, soothing ones. Decorative wallpaper. Woven carpets, rugs and flooring that will take everything today’s kids and pets can dish out. Let’s take a look at the benefits of some of these new products. Graham & Brown’s easy...
DEWALT lets you take your workshop to the work site DEWALT says the TOUGHSYSTEM 2.0 “is built to go from workshop to van to jobsite and anywhere else the job takes you.” What’s more, it’s portable and proven to last. The system lets you assemble a wide range of toolboxes, drawers and organizers. The one-touch connect-and-release technology makes it easy to open...
JELD-WEN’s JWC8500 series window is leading the industry with impressive new performance standards   
Drastic shifts in costs, revenues and housing market trends in recent years have led some highrise residential developers to pause or cancel housing projects.