Ottawa\u2019s residential construction industry is facing a sharp mix of momentum and pressure. Broader policy shifts, including municipal zoning updates, provincial planning rules, and federal tax incentives, are helping push projects forward. At the same time, builders are squeezed by rising costs, strained infrastructure, and a shrinking pool of skilled labor.<\/p>\n
To gain insight into where the market is heading, Ottawa Business Journal brought together local C-suite executives and industry leaders for an on-the-record roundtable. The November 2026 Executive Report on Homes & Construction, published in the November 2026 edition of Ottawa Business Journal, captures that conversation, outlining the key risks, opportunities, and projects shaping the city.<\/p>\n
As part of this report, five regional organizations share their perspectives on how they are adapting to industry shifts and supporting Ottawa\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n
You can read the entire Executive Report on Homes & Construction in the digital edition of Ottawa Business Journal below:<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ottawa\u2019s residential construction industry is facing a sharp mix of momentum and pressure. Broader policy shifts, including municipal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":954417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-954416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/954417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}