Fatima Crerar

Sustaining Canada’s quiet retrofit industry boom

6/2026 - Canada has rapidly built a national retrofit delivery network that’s already activating billions in building upgrades, improving housing, and creating skilled jobs — but the federal program powering this progress is set to expire just as it’s proving its value. Fatima Crerar’s latest post makes the case for recapitalizing the Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative.

Ontario’s construction-prosperity opportunity

2/2026 - Construction is shaping Ontario’s future. From retrofitting aging buildings to meeting housing targets, the approach we take can deliver major benefits. Fatima Crerar explores why a coordinated regional economic development strategy could turn construction into shared prosperity across the GTHA.

Net-zero energy, buildings, and infrastructure can drive Toronto’s economic development

10/2024 - With the Toronto's infrastructure, built environment, and electricity grid decades behind modernization, the time is right for the City of Toronto put net-zero at the core of its new economic plan.

More efficient homes plus new local jobs can create lasting affordability

12/2023 - Community benefits strategies for major public infrastructure projects are increasingly in play.

Fatima Crerar

Sustaining Canada’s quiet retrofit industry boom

Ontario’s construction-prosperity opportunity

Net-zero energy, buildings, and infrastructure can drive Toronto’s economic development

More efficient homes plus new local jobs can create lasting affordability

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