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Winners Announced for the 2026 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence
Winners Announced for the 2026 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence May 8, 2026 – QUÉBEC CITY, QC – Today the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) announced the winners of the 2026 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, Canada’s premiere competition for new homes, home renovations, community development, and residential marketing. Winners were presented in…
Spring Economic Update Takes Steps Toward More Comprehensive Plan for Housing Supply and Affordability
CHBA is pleased to see a broad swath of measures for residential construction, both new and continuing, in today’s Spring Economic Update from the federal government. CHBA has continuously called for a comprehensive approach to addressing Canada’s housing supply and affordability crisis. While more measures are required, and details must be formalized to ensure the announced measures have the intended impact, today’s Update shows further steps in that direction.
Canadians want to see holistic plan for market-rate housing in federal Spring Economic Update
Research conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of CHBA highlights the urgent need for a more comprehensive federal housing strategy that includes stronger support for market-rate housing. Just one in four Canadians believe the federal government has a formalized plan to address market-rate housing.
Low builder confidence illustrates need for sustained federal action plan focused on homeownership housing
CHBA’s Q1 2026 Housing Market Index (HMI) shows near record-low builder confidence in the single-family market and a new record low in the multi-family market—signalling fewer housing starts for homeownership ahead without focused policy action. Even regions like Atlantic Canada and the prairies that had been weathering the trade-war storm are now slowing, with dropping builder confidence from coast to coast.
CHBA applauds federal-Ontario plan to support municipal development charge reductions
CHBA welcomes today’s federal announcement to work with Ontario to support the reduction of municipal development charges (DCs) by up to 50%. More deals with other provinces are expected to come.
Federal funding for provinces a step toward supporting homeownership affordability
CHBA is encouraged to see the federal government acknowledge that support for the construction of market-rate housing ownership is needed, via today’s introduction of Bill C-26, and emphasizes that strong accountability measures will be critical to ensure these funds are used effectively.
Canadians Support Expansion of GST Relief on New Housing
Public opinion research conducted by Abacus Data for CHBA shows Canadians feel the recently passed Bill C-4 is a step toward improving housing affordability, but also that Canadians want and would support more GST relief on new housing.
2026 CHBA National Awards For Housing Excellence Finalists Named
CHBA has announced the finalists for the 2026 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, Canada’s premiere competition for new homes, home renovations, community development, and residential marketing.
GST relief for first-time home buyers now in effect
After almost a year since the Prime Minister announced the government’s intention to remove the GST on new homes under $1 million and lower it on homes between $1 million and $1.5 million for first-time buyers, Bill C-4 (the bill containing the legislation) has finally received Royal Assent.
Renovators expect challenging market conditions ahead: Insight from Canada’s first Renovation Market Index Release
CHBA has released a new research and economics product focused on Canada’s residential renovation industry. The new CHBA Renovation Market Index (RMI) provides an indicator of the current and future health of the sector, and the inaugural results show renovators expect challenging market conditions ahead.
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Housing Economics
Information and Statistics on Housing in Canada, including quarterly Housing Market Index and the economic impacts of residential construction in municipalities.
CHBA National Awards for
Housing Excellence
Recognizing the best in Canadian new homes, renovations, community development, and residential marketing.
Municipal Benchmarking
CHBA's national study on how local development processes, approvals, and charges contribute to housing affordability and supply issues in major housing markets.