In mid-October, the federal government asked the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to hold an inquiry on the imposed drywall duties and report back by early January.
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The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) today expressed extreme concern over the recently announced provisional duties on gypsum board (drywall) by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The built environment is key component of the Climate Leadership Plan announced today by the Premier. CHBA BC is pleased with some of the recommendations in the report, but believes affordability must also be a priority with any mandatory changes to the building code or housing sector.
CHBA BC co-signed a letter that was sent to Premier Clark after the property transfer tax on foreign buyers was announced. We expressed our concerns that contracts that were previously signed should be grandfathered into the tax.
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) has released its report on the 2015 Economic Impacts of Residential Construction across Canada.
Is 2017 your year to win a Georgie Award®? Members of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC can enter projects and products that were built, renovated, developed, created and/or marketed for the period of January 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016 in the 2017 Georgie Awards®.
KELOWNA, BC – May 6, 2016 -- The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the winners for its National Awards for Housing Excellence, presented in partnership with Masco Canada/Delta Faucet and Genworth Canada. Thirty-three CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence were presented at the Association’s 73rd National Conference in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Just ahead of Earth Day, the Government of British Columbia announced yesterday that $1.4 million from the Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund will go towards programs for homeowners to reduce their home energy consumption, and will support industry training in the construction of high-performance, energy efficient homes.
There will be five certified Master Residential Builders in Northern British Columbia after a ceremony this weekend in Prince George. The five builders – two from Fort St. John and three from Prince George – are all members of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Northern BC (CHBA NBC).
Gordon Bliss, a local Prince George builder, is the new president of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association British Columbia (CHBA BC).