CANCEA in the Media

• Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns – The Hill Times, June 2025
• GST cut for new homebuyers could mean price hikes, bank warns – National Post, June 2025
• Extend GST housing rebate to seniors who want to downsize, report recommends – National Post, June 2025
• Seniors face tax barriers to downsizing, report finds – Canadian Mortgage Professional, June 2025
• This Ontario company wants to help your car talk to the nearest traffic light – The Logic, June 2025
• Council approves new plan to ease Toronto congestion, create 'traffic czar' – CBC News, April 2025
• Could Tech Transform Public Transit Use To Lower Congestion In Canada? – Forbes, April 2025
• Gardiner work months ahead of schedule – Link 2 Build, April 2025
• Ontario red lights Hwy. 401 shoulder use to ease gridlock. What would you do to improve traffic? – Simcoe.com, April 2025
• Gardiner Expressway Construction Months Ahead of Schedule – Government of Ontario, April 2025
• Gardiner Expressway Construction Months Ahead of Schedule – Michael Parsa, MPP (Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill), April 2025
• Gardiner Expressway Construction Months Ahead of Schedule – Paul Calandra, MPP (Markham-Stouffville), April 2025
• Gardiner Expressway Construction Months Ahead of Schedule- Dawn Gallagher Murphy, MPP (Newmarket-Aurora), April 2025
• Gardiner Expressway Construction Months Ahead of Schedule- Raymond Cho, MPP (Scarborough North), April 2025
• 2025 Ontario Budget – Chapter 1B, Government of Ontario, March 2025
• The Cost of Congestion & The Rise of Transit Mega Projects – Toronto Region Board of Trade, March 2025
• Breaking Gridlock: Congestion Action Plan for Toronto – Toronto Region Board of Trade, February 2025
• Canada at a Crossroads – Volume 2: Baby Steps, How to reverse Canada’s falling fertility rates – Macdonald-Laurier Institute, March 2025
• Can Toronto fix its gridlock issues? The Toronto Region Board of Trade has an action plan that says ‘yes’ – CP24, February 2025
• NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes had to walk to Scotiabank Arena after being stuck in a ‘Toronto traffic jam’ – CP24, February 2025
• Ontario Completes Widening of Highways 400 and 404 - Government of Ontario, January 2025
• Ontario Completes Widening of Highways 400 and 404 – Dawn Gallagher Murphy, MPP (Newmarket-Aurora), January 2025
• Ontario Completes Widening of Highways 400 and 404 – Raymond Cho, MPP (Scarborough North), January 2025
• Ontario Completes Widening of Highways 400 and 404 – Andrea Khanjin, MPP (Barrie-Innisfil), January 2025
• Ontario Taking Bike Lanes Off Toronto’s Busiest Streets - Government of Ontario, January 2025
• Ontario Taking Bike Lanes Off Toronto’s Busiest Streets – Dawn Gallagher Murphy, MPP (Newmarket-Aurora), January 2025
• Ontario Taking Bike Lanes Off Toronto’s Busiest Streets – Raymond Cho, MPP (Scarborough North), January 2025
• Ontario Taking Bike Lanes Off Toronto’s Busiest Streets – Michael Parsa, MPP (Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill), January 2025
• Ontario Reaches Major Milestone on Bradford Bypass Construction - Government of Ontario, January 2025
• Ontario Supports Clean Energy Storage Project in Meaford - Ministry of Energy Ontario, January 2025
• Could motorists be asked to pay a fee to drive into downtown Toronto? – CityNews, January 2025
• Congestion already costs Toronto drivers time and money. Here's how tolls could help – CBC News, January 2025
• As gridlock grinds Toronto to a halt, here's what the city could learn from Seattle's traffic cameras – CBC News, January 2025
• Should Toronto revisit the idea of tolls on its roadways to ease congestion? – CityNews, January 2025
• Manhattan has seen almost 50,000 fewer cars per day thanks to a congestion charge. Should Toronto consider it? – CTV News, January 2025
• Manhattan has implemented a congestion toll. Should Toronto think about it too? – CP24, January 2025
• The case for congestion pricing in Canada – Canada’s National Observer, January 2025
• Here's how bad Toronto traffic is expected to get by 2044 – blogTO, January 2025
• Canada Child Benefit (CCB) – The Canadian Encyclopedia, January 2025
• Commuting Costs Families More than Housing as Affordable Homes Drive Occupants Out of Town – The Energy Mix, January 2025
• Province Fighting Gridlock in North Toronto – Stan Cho, MPP (Willowdale), January 2025
• Support for Families and Kids Fact Sheet – Children’s Healthcare Canada, 2025
• Highway 413 Preliminary Design 90 Per Cent Complete - Government of Ontario, December 2024
• Ontario Advancing Work on Bradford Bypass - Government of Ontario, December 2024
• Ontario Advancing Work on Bradford Bypass – Andrea Khanjin, MPP (Barrie-Innisfil), December 2024
• Ontario Advancing Work on Bradford Bypass – Billy Pang, MPP (Markham-Unionville), December 2024
• Ontario Advancing Work on Bradford Bypass – David Smith, MPP (Scarborough Centre), December 2024
• Ontario Advancing Work on Bradford Bypass – Raymond Cho, MPP (Scarborough North), December 2024
• Oakville North-Burlington Newsletter December 20, 2024 – Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP (Oakville North-Burlington)
• Traffic Congestion Costing GTHA $45/Y: Study - Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario, December 2024
• Traffic congestion costing Ontario’s economy $12.8 billion in 2024 – Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario, December 2024
• Traffic Congestion Costing GTHA $45/Y: Study – Ontario Trucking Association, December 2024
• Report: Congestion Threatens Economic Stability and Quality of Life – Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) and Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA), December 2024
• Congestion threatening economic stability and quality of life – On-Site Magazine, December 2024
• Neil Sharma: Blame Bureaucrats for taxes that comprise 35.6% of the price of a new home in Ontario – National Post, December 2024
• A ‘traffic crisis’: Economic, social impact of congestion cost Ontario more than $50B in 2024, study finds – CP24, December 2024
• A 'traffic crisis': Economic, social impact of congestion cost Ontario more than $50B in 2024, study finds – CTV News, December 2024 (syndicated)
• Study puts cost of GTHA congestion at more than $44B – Global News, December 2024
• Studies find commuting could be a highway to poor health – CTV News, December 2024
• Ontario’s congestion costs $56B annually, could grow 60% by 2045: Study - Toronto Sun, December 2024
• La congestion pourrait priver l’Ontario d’un demi-million d’emplois d’ici 2044 – CBC News, December 2024
• Ontario takes next step in Bradford Bypass construction with tree clearing contract – Ontario Construction News, December 2024
• Traffic congestion costing Ontario’s economy $12.8 billion in 2024 – Ontario Construction News, December 2024
• Ontario traffic congestion threatens economic stability: report – Rock to Road, December 2024
• The climbing – and hidden – costs of congestion – Truck News, December 2024
• Congestion costs Ontario $56B annually, report finds – Link 2 Build Ontario, December 2024
• GTHA traffic gridlock leads to $44.7B per year in lost productivity: Report – Angela Gismondi, Daily Commercial News, December 2024
• Report: Congestion Threatens Economic Stability and Quality of Life – The Canadian Business Journal, December 2024
• Tree clearing work awarded for Bradford Bypass project – SiteNews, December 2024
• Chop, chop: Tree clearing on Bradford Bypass stretch now underway – OrilliaMatters.com, December 2024
• Toronto commuters will waste 1 year, 7 months of their life on transit: report – Now Toronto, December 2024
• Neil Sharma: Greedy municipalities bleeding young Ontario homebuyers dry – National Post, October 2024
• Lack Of Affordable Housing Is Undermining The Social Fabric Of Society – Storeys, April 2024
• Examining the Social Impact of Housing Unaffordability – Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, April 2024
• Combined Internal Audit and Evaluation of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) - Government of Canada, April 2024
• Understanding OMERS’ contribution to Ontario’s economy – Benefits and Pensions Monitor, February 2024
• Unlocking the benefits of carbon capture and storage for Ontario’s sustainable energy future – The Globe and Mail, November 2023
• How to fix the housing crisis? Experts, mayors bring ideas to annual Ontario summit – CBC News, October 2023
• Harnessing the Power of Digital Twins Will Give Ontario a Leg Up on Housing – Storeys, February 2023
• Combined Internal Audit and Evaluation of the Public Private Partnership Canada Fund (P3CF) – Government of Canada, December 2022
• P3 Canada Fund Audit Report - Infrastructure Canada, December 2022
• Protecting Canada’s Pension System Post-Pandemic – The Association of Canadian Pension Management, October 2022
• Generating Social Value and Supporting Economic Contribution – OMERS, February 2022
• Canadian public sector pension plans contribute $82BN to economy: report – Benefits Canada, November 2021
• LETTER: Pandemic shines spotlight on economic struggles faced by many Canadians – Barrie Today, March 2021
• Immigration and our local economies: Community Profiles - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 2021
• Basic income hailed as key in kickstarting the economy in a post-pandemic Canada – Toronto Star, December 2020
• Potential Economic Impacts and Reach of Basic Income Programs in Canada: Report Highlights – Niagara Knowledge Exchange, December 2020
• Basic Income could accelerate Canada’s economic recovery | with Paul Smetanin, CANCEA - BNN Bloomberg, December 2020
• BI - Canada & the World – Ontario Basic Income Network, July 2020
• Potential Economic Impacts and Reach of Basic Income Programs in Canada – The Homeless Hub, 2020
• Business Prosperity Index – Ontario Chamber of Commerce, 2019
• Fort Erie Housing Needs Study – Fort Erie, October 2019
• Economic Analysis of Child Benefit Bolsters Case for National Basic Income – Toronto Star, September 2019
• CANCEA releases report on the economic impacts of 407 ETR – 407 ETR Newsroom, July 2019
• Why Surety Bonds Need to be Integral in Nova Scotia’s New Lien Legislation – Bill 119 Submission by the Surety Association of Canada, April 2019
• Toronto Housing Market Analysis: From Insight to Action – Canadian Urban Institute, January 2019
• Toronto region risks deficit of 165,000 new homes by 2041: Report – Business Insider, December 2018
• 185,000 Ontario Jobs at Risk from Bill 148: Independent Economic Impact Analysis – Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce, August 2018
• Media Release: Extending Minimum Wage Implementation Will Slash Job Loss Risk by 74%: Economic Analysis – Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, September 2017
• Keep Ontario Working: Final, Peer-reviewed CANCEA Economic Analysis – Quite West Chamber of Commerce, September 2017
• Too much, too fast, too soon? Minimum wage hike under debate as amendment deadline draws near – CBC News, August 2017
• Toronto area housing market has a 'missing middle,' new report says – CBC News, May 2017
• 70 per cent of people living in Ontario have homes that are too big or too small for their household – Financial Post, May 2017
• Canada's 'us and them cities': data shows most homes are too small – or too big – The Guardian, May 2017
• THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING IN ONTARIO – The Centre for Spatial Economics, March 2017
• Ontario Infrastructure investment ‘well below’ optimum: CANCEA – Daily Commercial News, February 2016
• CANCEA reports public infrastructure investment will be massive – Construction Canada, November 2015
• Investments to TCHC linked to social and economic prosperity: study – Global News, March 2015
• Media Release – Ontario Road Builders’ Association
• Torontonians Spend Nearly Two Years of Their Life on Public Transit: Report – Goodland Equity Partners
• Economic benefits of Canadian public sector pension plans – Canadian Public Pension Leadership Council
• Canadian Index of Wellbeing – University of Waterloo
• How Will GLBI Affect the Economy? – Leah Gazan, MP (Winnipeg Centre)

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