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 (#14, 2026)
Canada, Saskatchewan fund water/wastewater for housing; CBSA launches Chinese plywood dumping probe; CITT initiates injury inquiry; Labour Code consultation period opens; New tariff response funding in Western Canada; StatsCan: permits down, manufacturing up; No major US federal actions relevant.
This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#13, 2026)
Build Communities Strong Fund launches, $51B infrastructure initiative; Interjurisdictional construction training harmonization; New infrastructure unlocks thousands of homes nationwide; Labour market steady; Affordable housing partnerships expand; Provincial policy updates on permitting, codes, ...
This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#12, 2026)
Canada, Quebec launch $200M affordable housing; Competition Bureau targets housing sector; Ontario, Ottawa announce $8.8B infrastructure, development charge cuts; new StatsCan data on housing, lending, lumber prices; Competition Act priorities; new impact assessment co-operation with Alberta; US ...
This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#11, 2026)
Federal bill to inject $1.7B for housing supply; Competition Bureau secures sale of retirement homes in Welltower deal; Major investments for water, transit infrastructure; Budget 2025 implementation introduces tax relief initiatives; Statistics Canada reports gains in real estate revenue and job...
Lobbying on Construction - Ottawa (March 2026 edition)
This Week in Construction & Housing — Ottawa (#10, 2026)
Build Canada Homes drives large-scale affordable housing in NB, Nunavut; federal, NB partner for wastewater upgrades for housing; Ontario sees infrastructure investment surge; Quebec boosts infrastructure budget $5B; CBSA investigates building cable imports from China.