After a break from travel over the holiday season, I’m back full steam ahead meeting with government officials and members from coast-to-coast.
My first stop of 2024 was in Ottawa for CHBA’s annual advocacy event, Day on the Hill. This year was one of the largest Day on the Hill events in recent times – and for good reason: Housing...
By Nicole Storeshaw, Director of Government Relations, CHBA
CHBA has made a big splash on Parliament Hill and beyond with its federal advocacy work in the first few months of 2024. The year kicked off with CHBA’s Day on the Hill, an annual event where member leaders and HBA staff from across the country meet with Members of Parliament and...
By James Pollard
It’s time for our annual collection of the most innovative new hand and power tools on the market to help you get the job done faster and safer.
Power tools
Skil Multivolt four-in. clamp fan
MODEL: FN0400D-00
We all know that the snow will eventually go away, and when the heat returns, you’ll be glad you added this portable, clamping fan...
Looking for a new pickup or panel van in the pre-EV era? There's still plenty of ICE around. Let's take a look at some options.
The New Tacoma
The 2024 Tacoma has a new look. Toyota Canada says the medium-sized pickup has been redesigned. The V6 is gone, replaced by two turbocharged four-cylinder engines. One of them is a hybrid, the...
The Liberal government has passed yet another piece of legislation that holds a place in “outrageous examples of wishful thinking by the Liberal government.” The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”), formerly known as Bill S-211, comes into force after two derailed efforts from the Liberals to eradicate “modern slavery.” Earlier, Bill S-216 and Bill C-423 attempted to solve this issue, but never saw the light of the day.
The residential construction industry is facing the most challenging period it has ever encountered. The housing supply and affordability crunch continues, due to red tape, bureaucracy, excessive taxation, fees and levies and high interest rates, among myriad other reasons.
In researching and co-writing the book, Building Toronto's Skyline: Toronto Condominiums Through the Decades, I was fascinated by how the development of the condo and housing in the city were spurred by social, legislative, technical and economic factors.
By Sarah Caron, Director of Renovation Services, CHBA
Renovators are a core group within CHBA’s membership. There are more than 1,000 renovator companies and nearly as many trade contractors in the association from coast to coast. At the national level, CHBA is your voice with the federal government, doing critical advocacy work to help your business. And we’re always looking...
By Leah Nord, Senior Director, Operations, CHBA
We have a skilled labour shortage in Canada. The federal government has stated that we need to build 5.8 million homes over the next decade to address housing affordability and chronic lack of supply, which is double the housing starts annually we’d normally have. Yet, according to BuildForce Canada, 20 per cent of...
By Myha Truong-Regan, Head of Climate Research, RBC Climate Action Institute
While towering steel-and-concrete structures once symbolized economic growth, they are now emblematic of the climate challenge that needs to be scaled.
The extensive use of carbon-intensive cement, steel and aluminum in buildings has made it the third most emissions generating sector in Canada, accounting for 92 MT of CO2e, or...
