Economic
Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news one worker was killed and two others injured in an excavation collapse in Toronto’s North York neighbourhood; provincial engineers are alleging the Ontario government is unlawfully locking them out of work; Ch...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Expect Renovation Costs to Further Cool Following Post-COVID Surge
Spending on residential renovation makes up just over a third of total residenti...
Economic
Chris Gower named president and CEO of PCL Construction
EDMONTON, ALTA. — Chris Gower has been appointed president and CEO of  PCL Const...
Economic
GTA office absorption negative in Q3
TORONTO — Avison Young has reported that office absorption was negative across t...
Economic
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Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news one worker was killed and two othe...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Expect Renovation Costs to Further Cool Following Post-COVID Surge
Spending on residential renovation makes up just over a third of total residenti...
Economic
Chris Gower named president and CEO of PCL Construction
EDMONTON, ALTA. — Chris Gower has been appointed president and CEO of  PCL Const...
Economic
GTA office absorption negative in Q3
TORONTO — Avison Young has reported that office absorption was negative across t...
Economic
Ford government recommits to roads, transit spending in fall economic statement
Ontario’s Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy highlighted the government’s co...
Economic , Government
Global Market Scan: Global Interest Rates and Construction Sector Fallouts
Since COVID, global construction companies have become increasingly concerned ab...
Economic
Is Drop in Business Openings Temporary or Permanent?
The number of business openings in Canada fell by -2.2% in June. This was their...
Economic
Building investment edged up in August
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has reported that investment in building construction...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming water treatment and manufacturing/warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming water treatment plant and...
Economic , Projects , US News
Top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects – Canada – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec constr...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – September 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
BoC delivers half percentage point rate cut, says it now must keep inflation at 2%
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada claimed victory against high inflation on Wednesday...
Economic
Report ties together supplier diversity and increased business opportunities
A recent report indicates increasing supplier diversity can also enhance the bot...
Economic
We’re ‘losing the war on housing affordability’: Bray
Attendees at the Residential Construction Council’s Housing Summit 4.0 got a rea...
Economic
Hamilton modular manufacturer highlights solutions to planners
With productivity in the homebuilding sector increasingly under the microscope a...
Economic , Technology
CMHC reports September pace for housing starts up from August
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing start...
Economic
CREA lowers housing market forecast for 2024 amid ‘holding pattern’ for home sales
OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association is downgrading its housing market...
Economic
Annual inflation falls to 1.6 per cent in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut
 OTTAWA - The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank o...
Economic , Government
Pickleplex Social Club announces new Pickering site
PICKERING, ONT. — Pickleplex Social Club has announced plans to open its second...
Economic
Global Market Scan: Semiconductor Dynamics — Innovation, Competition, Geopolitical Tensions
Microprocessors are the foundation of technological progress. Their recent advan...
Economic , Technology
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 7 to 11
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news a lawsuit has been launched by the...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Toronto again reigns in latest RLB crane count
TORONTO — Toronto remained the champion of Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) biannua...
Economic , Projects
Lower Interest Rates and New Mortgage Rules to Boost GGH Homebuilding
Seasonally adjusted sales of existing homes in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH...
Economic
Higher interest rates resulted in 30,000 fewer housing starts last year: CMHC
OTTAWA — A report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says higher interest rate...
Economic
Top 10 U.S. Project Starts for August 2024
ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº reported the top ten nonresidential construction starts by doll...
Economic , Projects
Construction goes to the movies
Those of us who choose the construction sector as the place to stoke our careers...
Economic , Projects
ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº Economic Outlook Webinar set for Nov. 14
CINCINNATI — ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and its partners have announced details of the Q4...
Economic
Hazelview’s Toronto revitalization project due for Q2 2025 completion
TORONTO - Hazelview Investments has issued an update on its 520-unit rental resi...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – August 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
Avison Young warns of Montreal port strike impacts
MONTREAL — With dockworkers at the Port of Montreal in the third day of a propos...
Economic , Labour
Housing starts up in six largest cities but construction still not closing supply gap
OTTAWA — The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in...
Economic
Without bold steps, housing crisis in the GTA is going to get far worse: BILD CEO
TORONTO — A new housing study found the number of new homes built in the Greater...
Economic
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Port of Montreal employer submits ‘final’ offer to dockworkers, threatens lockout
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dock...
Labour
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
Owen Sound construction company fined $200,000 after worker critically injured
OWEN SOUND, ONT. — Pickard Construction of Owen Sound, Ont. has been fined $200,...
OH&S
Gardiner Expressway project speeds into the second phase
TORONTO — A milestone has been reached on the Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation...
Infrastructure
Sifton Properties to convert offices to homes in London
LONDON, ONT. — The City of London has announced that Sifton Properties Limited w...
Projects
What European housing models could do for Canada’s affordability problems
TORONTO — Housing experts who have long promoted moving new home construction fr...
Projects
U.S. spending for infrastructure, data centres spikes year-over-year
ARLINGTON, VA. — Employment in the U.S. construction sector rose by 8,000 jobs i...
US News
A Century of Innovation and Leadership: Milwaukee Tool’s 100-Year Journey
As Milwaukee Tool Canada celebrates its 100th anniversary, the company stands ta...
Technology
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