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Win big with a simple photo of your favourite road

With winter finally in the rear view mirror and Ontarians looking ahead to long summer days in a cottage by the lake, the Ontario...

Record construction rate hangs over housing market in Ontario, Fitch says

Fitch Ratings has warned that beneath the unprecedented boom in the Ontario housing market is a large overhang of pending supply that could threaten...

Guest column — Robert Cronish: Determining independent contractor status for WSIB

By Robert Cronish Special to Ontario Construction Report Independent contractor status at page 8, paragraph 51 of the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSAIT)...

OGCA golf tournament sheduled for July 6

The Ontario General Contractor's Association (OGCA) 36th annual A.R. Timms past-chairman's luncheon and golf tournament has been scheduled for Monday, July 6 at Glencairn Golf...

Working at heights training becomes mandatory for workers in Ontario

As of April 1, 2015, employers must ensure that certain workers complete a working at heights training program, according to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour. The...

RCCAO applauds Wynne’s decision to finance infrastructure through Hydro One sale

The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has announced that it applauds Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s decision of the partial sale of...

FCM’s Caribbean program seeks municipal economic development volunteers

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is implementing a six-year, $23.2-million project to stimulate sustainable local economic development in the Caribbean Region, the Economic...

Homes built with brick, block, stone remain top choice for consumers,...

Relied on for centuries to build sturdy, long-lasting homes, brick, block and stone continue to be the top building material of choice for Ontario...

Portable classroom for Ottawa: From straw bale

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is greening its complement of school portables with the addition of a “mobEE eco-classroom” - an efficient, healthy,...

PCL’s Toronto Pan Am Aquatics Centre OGCA’s best project

PCL Constructors Canada Inc.’s Toronto Pan Am Aquatics Centre has been named the best project built in Ontario for 2015 by the Ontario General...