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Construction & Housing (Ottawa)

This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Ottawa and the provincial governments. This newsletter channel covers residential and commercial construction as well as infrastructure and government initiatives and programs concerning housing and housing affordability. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#7, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#7, 2026)

DND to build 7,500 new military housing units nationwide; $500M call for proposals to retool forest sector; Federal housing infrastructure investments in Atlantic Canada move ahead; Bill S-3 receives cross-sector feedback on Weights and Measures Act reforms; Committee studies examine climate adap...

Lobbying on Construction - Ottawa (February 2026 edition)

Lobbying on Construction - Ottawa (February 2026 edition)

Heidelberg Materials; Northcrest Developments were unusually active lobbyists last month.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#6, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#6, 2026)

StatsCan: building construction investment rises; Competition Bureau widens real estate sector probe; Industrial product price index climbs; Population projections released to guide infrastructure assessment; New housing price index issued.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#5, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#5, 2026)

CMHC Board appointment announced; StatsCan reports rising building permits; new $24M for affordable housing in Yellowknife; engineering services revenue grows; Senate reviews GST housing rebate.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#4, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#4, 2026)

Build Canada Homes Act tabled; Request for Information on modern construction launched; Union Training Program expanded; Senate debates housing and affordability bills; StatsCan reveals decline in lumber production; Competition Bureau study released.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#3, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#3, 2026)

Federal funding accelerates off-site homebuilding in Atlantic Canada; Nunavut partnership to deliver 750 new homes with factory-built methods; Canada details Buy Canadian Policy investment in Toronto transit; StatsCan reports Q4 2025 construction cost uptick.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#2, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#2, 2026)

Federal, provincial and municipal governments accelerate housing/infrastructure with Build Canada Homes, major Atlantic, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies, BC and North regional investments; Competition Bureau reports on algorithmic pricing; new StatsCan housing price and construction data; Canada launch...