TCA Builders Digest is published for the Toronto Construction Association 70 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1H1 Tel: (416) 499-4000 Fax: (416) 499-8752 www.tcaconnect.com Publisher: Robert Thompson Editors: Warren Heeley Brooke Fehr National Sales Executives: Nolan Ackman Derek de Weerdt April Hawkes Pat Johnston Dawn Stokes Contributing Writers: Matthew Bradford Warren Heeley Sarah Hood Senior Design Specialist: Krista Zimmermann Design Specialist: Bethany Giesbrecht Published by: mediaedgepublishing.com 33 South Station Street North York, ON M9N 2B2 Toll Free: (866) 480-4717 robertt@mediaedge.ca 531 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB R2J 0J9 Toll Free: (866) 201-3096 Fax: (204) 480-4420 www.mediaedgepublishing.com President: Kevin Brown Senior Vice President: Robert Thompson Sales / Branch Manager: Nancie Privé All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the association. Published May 2026. Publication Mail Agreement #40787580 BUILDERS DIGEST is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap. Return undeliverable copies to: Toronto Construction Association 70 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1H1 Phone: (416) 499-4000 Fax: (416) 499-8752 NEW TCA MEMBERS 12 DEPARTMENTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By John Mollenhauer 6 AROUND THE GTA 34 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 38 ECONOMIC CHAOS 14 8 TCA NEWS • TCA SKI DAY • 158TH AGM • UPCOMING EVENTS CONTENTS FEATURES THE CANADIAN ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION PART 1 ECONOMIC CHAOS: The new reality By Warren Heeley 14 2025 BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS TCA honours its best performers By Matthew Bradford 19 THE CANADIAN ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION PART 2 DIVERSIFICATION AND PATIENCE: Thriving during economic uncertainty By Sarah Hood 28 THE CANADIAN ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION PART 3 TARIFFS, TRADE AGREEMENTS AND CARNEY’S MOVES The international scene By Warren Heeley 31 BUILDERSDIGEST Quarter 1 2026 5
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