Economic
U.S. and Canadian Rate Cuts Brighten Ontario’s Way Forward
U.S. and Canadian Rate Cuts Brighten Ontario’s Way Forward
Hiring cools in province but remains in positive territory Last fall, when we overviewed Ontario’s economic outlook, we noted that while some forward-looking economic indicators were flashing amber, few were flashing red (i.e., indicating a sharp cont...
Economic
Global Market Scan: Falling profits of key heavy machinery players
Overall, the global construction industry has a mixed forecast for the rest of 2...
Economic
B.C. will stand up to ‘unfair’ duties after sawmill closures: Forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says the province will fight against "unfair...
Economic , Government
ATCO Structures closes NRB Limited acquisition
CALGARY, ALTA. – ATCO Structures and Logistics Ltd. has closed its previously an...
Economic
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U.S. and Canadian Rate Cuts Brighten Ontario’s Way Forward
Hiring cools in province but remains in positive territory Last fall, when we...
Economic
Global Market Scan: Falling profits of key heavy machinery players
Overall, the global construction industry has a mixed forecast for the rest of 2...
Economic
B.C. will stand up to ‘unfair’ duties after sawmill closures: Forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says the province will fight against "unfair...
Economic , Government
ATCO Structures closes NRB Limited acquisition
CALGARY, ALTA. – ATCO Structures and Logistics Ltd. has closed its previously an...
Economic
Housing push needs both private sector participation and regulatory stability: Developer
A leading Vancouver developer has put out an appeal to lessen risk and regulator...
Economic
North Vancouver, Squamish homes protected through Rental Protection Fund
NORTH VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Rental Protection Fund has protected 75 aff...
Economic , Government
Vancouver and Victoria multifamily investment on the rise: CBRE report
VANCOUVER – A new CBRE report cites a downward inflationary trend along with dec...
Economic
Highway Motor Freight expands CentrePort operations
ROSSER, MAN. – Highway Motor Freight has announced it is expanding operations at...
Economic , Infrastructure
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed — Preparing for success: A case study in selling your business
Selling a business and life’s work can be like a month-long sprint. From my exp...
Economic
National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways
MONTREAL — In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways ha...
Economic , Labour
Railway shutdown would be ‘devastating’ for small businesses: CFIB
MONTREAL — A potential work stoppage at Canada's two major railways this week wo...
Economic , Labour
Rare earth elements: Crucial to today’s tech, but global supply challenges
Rare earth elements (REEs), such as lanthanum, neodymium and cerium play crucial...
Economic , Resource , Technology
CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in July up 16% from June
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing start...
Economic
Buck Brody named new president and CEO of ӰԺ
CINCINNATI, OHIO — ӰԺ, a provider of software solutions for the co...
Economic , US News
Racialized workers less likely to be unionized: report
OTTAWA — Black and racialized workers in Canada are less likely to be represente...
Economic , Labour
B.C. wildfire costs reach about $387 million so far this year, wildfire service says
VICTORIA—British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so...
Economic , OH&S
Top 10 Major Upcoming Medical and Educational Construction Projects – U.S. – August 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
Economic , Projects
Bird announces five projects in four provinces
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction has announced it has been selected for fiv...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Industrial and Water Treatment construction projects – Canada – Aug. 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water trea...
Economic , Projects
Tourmaline signs $1.3-billion deal to buy Crew Energy
EDMONTON — Tourmaline Oil Corp. continues to snap up natural gas assets, this ti...
Economic
Affordable housing groups aiming to raise $110 million through community bonds
TORONTO — Tapestry Community Capital says housing groups across Canada are aimin...
Economic , Projects
Economic costs of construction unfairly offloaded on small businesses: CFIB
With federal and provincial governments committed to spending hundreds of billio...
Economic
Edmonton industrial real estate sees stable vacancy: Avison Young
EDMONTON — Global commercial real estate adviser, Avison Young recently released...
Economic
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 5 to 9
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on a massive fire that erupted...
Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Average Canadian rent tops $2,200 in July even as pace of growth slows: report
OTTAWA — Rents are still rising in Canada but the year-over-year pace of growth...
Economic
TC Energy eyes data centre growth as potential opportunity
CALGARY, ALTA. - TC Energy Corp. is eyeing the rapid proliferation of data centr...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
Cenovus hits debt reduction target, but pledges no change in strategy
CALGARY, ALTA. - The CEO of Cenovus Energy Inc. said the company's recent debt r...
Economic , Resource
StatsCan reports modest growth in construction costs in Q2
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has reported that growth in national residential buil...
Economic
TC Energy signs deal to sell minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups
CALGARY, ALTA. — TC Energy Corp. is selling a minority stake in its Western Cana...
Economic , Infrastructure
Office space glut leading to hotel pods, room and suite conversions
Metro Vancouver’s glut of unused office space is causing cities to look at uses...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – June 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
Aecon reports $123.9 million loss in second quarter, revenue down
TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. says it lost $123.9 million in the second quarter, do...
Economic
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Saskatchewan to spend $1.92 million on two skilled trades centres
REGINA, SASK. – The government of Saskatchewan is allocating $1.92 million in fu...
Government , Labour
Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...
Labour
Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
Canada is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
BC Conservative leader lays out construction policies at VRCA event
VANCOUVER - One of now two remaining contenders vying to lead British Columbia l...
Associations , Government
Feds, Saskatchewan announce building fund renewal for next decade
REGINA - The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have signed a new 10-year ag...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Crown loses “employer” appeal in landmark Sudbury case
The Superior Court of Ontario issued a ruling on August 23 that is certain to br...
Government
Linde to invest $2 billion to supply hydrogen for Dow Path2Zero project
EDMONTON, ALTA. – UK-based firm Linde announced Aug. 27 it will invest more than...
Government , Projects , Resource
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