Ontario and Canada Sign Historic Partnership to Build Homes, Transit and Communities

Ontario and Canada’s Historic Partnership for Homes, Transit, Communities

Ontario and Canada Sign Historic Partnership to Build Homes, Transit and Communities Agreement includes $8.8 billion to support housing by lowering development charges and support for major transit projects, including Waterfront East Transit and GO 2.0 On March 30, 2026, Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the Canada-Ontario Partnership to Build in support of shared goals, including building more homes faster to make housing …

RESCON hails federal, Ontario housing deal to cut DCs as a win for affordability and construction sector

Canadian and Design Construction writer The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is praising a landmark federal-provincial agreement aimed at cutting development charges (DCs) and speeding up home construction, calling […]

Ontario and Canada Sign Historic Partnership to Build Homes, Transit and Communities

On March 30, Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the Canada-Ontario Partnership to Build in support of shared goals, including building more homes faster to make housing more aff. . .

Tri-Government Deal Commits $8.8B to Housing and Transit, Advancing the Waterfront East LRT

A new multi-level funding agreement between the federal and provincial governments, with participation from the City of Toronto, is poised to change how housing and transit projects move forward across Ontario. Announced today, the Canada–Ontario Partnership to Build would commit $8.8 billion over 10 years toward housing-enabling infrastructure, tied to reductions in municipal development charges and complemented by a full HST rebate on qualifyi…

TRREB Welcomes Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction Commitment – TRREB

At a time of ongoing housing affordability challenges and broader economic uncertainty, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) welcomes the signing of the Canada–Ontario Partnership to Build, which introduces a new commitment to reduce municipal development charges. Development charges amount to up to 20 per cent of a home’s purchase price. TRREB has relentlessly advocated for this type of reform and is pleased to see action. Through a p…

Ontario And Canada Sign Partnership To Build Homes, Transit And Communities

Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney have signed the Canada-Ontario Partnership to Build. The Ontario government says the agreement supports shared goals between Canada and the province, including building more homes faster to make housing more affordable, getting shovels in the ground on key transit projects and supporting economic development to protect jobs and help communities grow. Ontario and the federal government will cost-ma…