Another fluff piece trying to prop up Home Construction Regulatory Authority. ⤵️
My family’s home purchase collapsed & what we learned about @hcraontario should concern every new home buyer!
Since 2021, HCRA has:
• Approved 99% of builders even with failing credit
• Allowed 1,500+ complaints to sit unresolved for over a year
• Renewed licenses despite prior misconduct
• Let the complaint backlog explode
• Failed to take proactive enforcement action
This isn’t a system protecting consumers it’s one protecting builders. Leadership matters. Oversight matters. Independence matters.
Right now, Ontario new homebuyers have none of the above. Why is this acceptable in the middle of a housing crisis?
@stcrawford2@globeandmail@TorontoStar@ONpoli@cbcgopublic
See:
https://t.co/pIwOPRZaH9
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Meet one of the few politicians in 🇨🇦 focused on housing QUALITY: MPP Catherine McKenney.
In ON if homes are built right to start with, homeowners don't need to go through all of the grief of Tarion & the LAT.
Thank you MPP McKenney!
@ottawacentreNDP .@OntarioNDP@RobFlackEML
While former Ontario Ombudsman .@Ont_AndreMarin was interested, and helped Ontario's purchasers of newly built homes, Mr. Dube didn't seem interested when we reached out to him/his office numerous times during his 10-year tenure.
#onpoli@Ont_Ombudsman
So sorry for the nightmare these people are living through.
The only way to win some games is not to play.
With this much risk involved, a home buyer has to ask themselves very serious questions.
Resale homes never have HST. You can have them inspected. No Tarion. Think on it.
This is going from very bad to worse with Tarion.
Justice Cunningham said to get rid of the Tarion monopoly - and the .@OntarioPCParty agreed with that before they were elected in 2018. Then they broke their promise.
#EndTarionMonopolyNOW#onpoli
Yikes!! When regulators aren’t independent from the industry they oversee, it leads to regulatory capture. The watchdog serves the industry, not the public.
The @OntarioAuditor 2025 HCRA review already confirmed #HCRA’s weak oversight, little if any proactive enforcement and risks to consumers. This adds even more of the same optics surrounding HCRA right now. #BuyerBeware #HousingCrisis #onpoli @stcrawford2
He should be fired.
Better yet, dismantle this rich, arrogant gang like Justice Cunningham recommended years ago and put in a multi-warranty provider system. A system with the benefit of competition, not run by builders.
@JustSayinInOnt Why does it seem New House Buyers & their plethora of legitimately reported but unrepaired Builder defects are a thorn in the #Tarion CEO's backside? This is NOT Consumer Protection, It is Builder & Tarion #Profit protection fronted by Past/present @OntarioPCParty & @OntLiberal!