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As reported via Code News  in early October, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) has made amendments to the Ontario’s 2024 Building Code (OBC) with respect to sleeping area...

A little more than a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney stood in Ottawa in front of a backdrop of partly constructed, prefabricated houses to announce the launch of Build Canada Homes, the federal...

A new national survey from Abacus Data and Vantage finds Canadians have largely accepted the case for moving faster on major projects but that support comes with conditions that could shape what...

Competing against 1,600 participants from 79 schools, Waterloo Architecture students Kailing Mai and Lora Tarassov were one of ten winning teams at the 2026 American Institute of Architects Committee...

North York Centre showcases a number of traits that are uniquely 'Toronto.' From the cultural diversity present in its shops and restaurants to rows of new condo towers built as part of the housing...

Canada needs a lot of housing—fast. Perkins&Will has published research proposing a scalable prefabricated modular mass timber system to deliver high-quality homes quicker, more sustainably, and in...

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has launched a call for proposals for speakers for its 2027 Continuing Education Webinar Series. This initiative provides a platform for experts to share...

Experts have identified a "missing middle" in Ontario’s seniors' care and housing continuum that could keep thousands of older adults off long-term care waitlists and cut institutional costs in...

Housing affordability will inevitably dominate the political agenda as election debates intensify. For millions of Canadians, the question is whether they will ever be able to move from paying for...

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