RESCON report shows new rental apartment construction skyrockets in Brantford

• By Brian Shaw
• Posted Monday, Jan 12, 2026 1:59 pm

RESCON report shows new rental apartment construction skyrockets in Brantford

A new report from the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) outlines 2025 as a stellar year for new rental apartment construction in Brantford.

RESCON’s Q3 2025 GTA and GGH Housing Report Card, which was released in early December, says 537 new rental apartments were being built in the city in 2025.

That is a significant upswing, as the report points out an average of only 28 rental apartment units have been built in Brantford annually since 2018.

This sets the city apart from the majority of the municipalities examined in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Golden Horseshoe that the report found to be in dire states of new home starts.

The report was done by the Middle Missing Initiative at the University of Ottawa, and the assessment is based on data obtained from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Altus Group.

It examined 34 municipalities across nine metro areas and assessed the status of housing sales and construction over the first nine months of 2025, relative to the first nine months of the previous four years ... [READ MORE]