Events for the week of June 8, 2026
2026 FRPO Women in Rental Housing Luncheon – RHPNS Webinar – NAIOP REX Awards Gala – ARLA Breakfast Meeting – ARLA BBQ – 2026 Buildings Show – The Brott Music Festival –– 2026 …
WEEK OF JUNE 8, EVENTS WITH JILLIAN KATZENBACK
Ontario and Canada l...
June 4, 2026
The Ontario and federal governments have opened applications for a new multi-billion-dollar program aimed at lowering the cost of building homes and accelerating housing development across municipalities.
The Development Charge Reduction Program (DCRP), announced by the Ministry of Municipal …
Canada’s Deficit P...
Tiffany Greene, June 4, 2026
Ottawa is boasting of fiscal anchors, but the latest stress test is about to give taxpayers that sinking feeling. This morning, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released its 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, reviewing Ottawa’s fiscal …
Ontario’s froz...
Commercial property owners have been overtaxed for a decade
Paul Sullivan, June 6, 2026
GUEST SUBMISSION: Ontario’s property assessment freeze began as a temporary pandemic-era measure intended to provide stability during a period of unprecedented economic uncertainty. Six years later, that temporary …
What the latest tari...
New US forced-labour duties target Canada and the implications for mortgage rates could be significant
By Liezel Once, 03 Jun. 2026
A new round of proposed United States trade measures threatens to add fresh uncertainty to Canada’s mortgage market, with the Trump …
From the pages of our March issue…
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Today, development charges have become one of the single largest cost drivers for new rental housing, often adding tens of thousands of dollars per unit before construction even begins.
