Lobbying on Construction - Ottawa (January 2026 edition)
Heidelberg Materials; Nukik Corporation were unusually active lobbyists last month.
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 (#1, 2026)
Build Canada Homes agency accelerates affordable housing construction; Buy Canadian Policy triggers major public investment; Ontario enacts sweeping labour mobility rules; US federal section: no relevant developments.
Lobbying Landscapes in Construction (December, 2025)
Canadian Construction Association, Federation of Apartment Associations, Har-Thru
QSA's Week in Construction & Housing (#50, 2025)
Build Canada Homes expands affordable projects in Nova Scotia; federal Buy Canadian Policy targets housing materials; US HUD consults on rental housing surveys; OSHA seeks comments on construction safety standard extensions.
QSA's Week in Construction & Housing (#49, 2025)
Build Canada Homes opens RFQ for Longueuil redevelopment; High-Speed Rail project reviewed by Senate; $51B Build Communities Strong Fund gains traction; Skilled trades training budget expanded; U.S. HUD finalizes technical HOTMA corrections; U.S. Section 8 rent adjustment factors updated.
QSA's Week in Construction & Housing (#48, 2025)
Budget Implementation Act reviewed in Senate; major steel/lumber sector measures announced; Build Canada Homes supply projections scrutinized; StatsCan reports job gains; Competition Bureau leadership transition; US FCC proposes new wireless infrastructure rule; HUD proposes data collections on h...
QSA's Week in Construction & Housing (#47, 2025)
Ottawa invests in prefab housing; Modernization of Energy Efficiency Act tabled; New trade and steel measures announced; StatsCan releases commercial rent data; US interprets PRWORA for HUD housing programs; EPA opens WIFIA funding round.