Canadian Contractor

Canadian Contractor serves as the independent voice for residential renovators and home builders across Canada. Available in both magazine and weekly e-newsletter formats, this publication focuses on delivering valuable information and event updates to enhance building techniques and improve business practices within the industry. Since its inception in 2000, Canadian Contractor has gained a loyal following among readers and advertisers due to its straightforward approach on effective job execution, fair profit-making, and enjoying the process along the way.

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Acoustic Camera Detects Air Leaks With Sound

1 week ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Canadian Contractor June 19, 2025 By Patrick Flannery Daniel Gyorev of Dutch tech provider, Sorama, explains how he can find air leaks in building envelopes by putting a sound source on one side of a wall and listening really carefully on the other.
Get The Latest Building Permits Statistics On Our Home Page

1 week ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Canadian Contractor June 19, 2025 By Patrick Flannery Canadian Contractor has added a widget to our home page linking to the Statistics Canada Building Permits Interactive Dashboard.
Contractor Productivity Forum Coming This Fall

1 week ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Canadian Contractor June 19, 2025 By Patrick Flannery On October 1, Canadian Contractor will host our first-ever Contractor Productivity Forum at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont.
Dates Announced For Japan's Big Building Show

1 week ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

RX Japan has officially opened exhibitor registration for Japan Build Tokyo 2025, Japan’s premier exhibition for the building and construction industry. Scheduled for Dec. 10 to 12 at Tokyo Big Sight, the event is expected to build on the momentum of the 2024 edition by offering even greater opportunities for industry professionals in Japan’s dynamic construction market.
The Hammer Episode #58: Breathing Easy - Mohamed Fouda, Wolsely Canada

2 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Carey Fredericks

Achieving good indoor air quality for our clients is something we probably need to think about more than they do. A homeowner may not give the topic a second thought…until their throat starts scratching and their nose starts itching from a poorly designed HVAC system. Mohamed Fouda sits on ASHRAE committees writing indoor air quality standards and joins The Hammer to advise us on how to protect homeowners’ health and happiness even as building envelopes get tighter.
Permits Down Across All Sectors And Most Regions: StatCan

2 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

In April, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $829.6 million (6.6 percent) to $11.7 billion. British Columbia (down $1.2 billion) led this decrease in construction intentions, which was mitigated by Ontario (up $299.3 million). On a constant dollar basis (2023=100), the total value of building permits issued in April fell by 6.6 percent from the previous month and by 16.4 percent on a year-over-year basis, following a strong upward movement in April 2024.
Newfoundland And Labrador To Research Skilled Trades Environment

2 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Gerry Byrne, minister of Jobs, Immigration and Growth as announced funding to develop a comprehensive understanding of the current environment of the skilled trades in the construction industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. Funding for this project is provided by the Newfoundland and Labrador-Canada Labour Market Development Agreement.
Comment: A Word On Depictions Of Safe Work

2 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

We publish a lot of photos of people working on job sites – it’s one of my favourite kinds of content because I think it brings us together as an industry when we see others around the country doing what we do. Inevitably, some of those photos depict people not executing safety best practices. Lack of PPE; ladders at bad angles; lack of fall protection; power cords snaking around unsecured; standing under the buckets of excavators…etc. etc.
Ontario Announces Trade Deals With Alberta And PEI

3 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Canadian Contractor June 6, 2025 By Government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford was joined by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz to sign Memorandums of Understanding advancing efforts to knock down barriers to trade across Canada.
Quebec Residential Construction Workers On Strike

3 weeks ago | canadiancontractor.ca | Patrick Flannery

Nearly 1,000 workers from the Alliance syndicale de la construction demonstrated in front of the Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ) offices to mark the first week of strikes in the residential sector Wednesday.