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  2. Rent control in Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Rent regulation was first briefly introduced in Ontario under the National Housing Act 1944.After lobbying by business it was repealed in under a decade. The modern history of rent controls began in July 1975 when the Residential Premises Rent Review Act 1975 was enacted after the demand for rent controls became a major issue in the period leading to the 1975 provincial election. [2]

  3. Affordable housing in Canada - Wikipedia

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    This meets the definition of a household in need of affordable housing. Seventy-five per cent of Calgary households did not have sufficient income to purchase a single-family home. [11] Calgary had the highest market rental rates in Canada. In order to rent a two-bedroom apartment a household would need to have an income of $53,000.

  4. Workforce housing - Wikipedia

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    Workforce housing is commonly targeted at "essential workers" in a community i.e. police officers, firemen, teachers, nurses, medical personnel. Some communities define "essential" more broadly to include service workers, as in the case of resort communities where one finds high real estate costs and a high number of low-paying service jobs ...

  5. Employment Standards Act - Wikipedia

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    The Employment Standards Act, 2000 [1] (the Act) is an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Act regulates employment in the province of Ontario, including wages, maximum work hours, overtime, vacation, and leaves of absence. It differs from the Ontario Labour Relations Act, which regulates unionized labour in Ontario.

  6. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

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    The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. [3] The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally Joseph S. Clark Jr. listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the ...

  7. National Building Code of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The goal of this process is, obviously, to simplify regulations, but also to better define the responsibilities of owners and construction professionals. In force since November 7, 2000, the Code de construction du Québec [32] consists of the National Construction Code – 2005, amended, and includes Part 10 for existing buildings.

  8. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board - Wikipedia

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    The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is the workplace compensation board for provincially regulated workplaces in Ontario.As an agency of the Ontario government, the WSIB operates "at arm's length" from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and is solely funded by employer premiums, administration fees, and investment revenue.

  9. Category:Construction trades workers - Wikipedia

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    Fictional construction workers (59 P) B. Boilermakers (1 C, 15 P) Bricklayers (12 C, 22 P) Brickmakers (1 C, 9 P) Builders (4 C, 5 P) Building estimators (5 P) C ...