Economic
Development charges a runaway train that needs to be stopped now
Development charges a runaway train that needs to be stopped now
Buried deep in the final sticker price of a new home is a complex stack of hidden costs for land and approvals, materials and labour, as well as exorbitant taxes, fees and levies. Development charges (DCs), which are ultimately paid by the first purchase...
Economic
Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says a boost in the number of people looking for work...
Economic
Canada posted $583M merchandise trade deficit for October: StatCan
OTTAWA — Canada's imports outpaced the growth of exports in October as the count...
Economic
Turner Construction launches First Equipment Company
TORONTO — Turner Construction Company has announced the launch of a centralized...
Economic
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Development charges a runaway train that needs to be stopped now
Buried deep in the final sticker price of a new home is a complex stack of hidde...
Economic
Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says a boost in the number of people looking for work...
Economic
Canada posted $583M merchandise trade deficit for October: StatCan
OTTAWA — Canada's imports outpaced the growth of exports in October as the count...
Economic
Turner Construction launches First Equipment Company
TORONTO — Turner Construction Company has announced the launch of a centralized...
Economic
Over 100 days in: How’s Build Canada Homes performing?
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada’s new approach to build and finance affordable...
Economic
Aecon Utilities completes acquisition of high-voltage testing contractor K.P.C.
TORONTO — Aecon Utilities Group Inc. has completed the previously announced acqu...
Economic
Office vacancy rate dips as return-to-office shift picks up: CBRE report
TORONTO — The Canadian office vacancy rate dipped last year for the first time s...
Economic
Five ways U.S. intervention in Venezuela could affect Canada
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump stunned the world on the weekend by orderin...
Economic
Canadian economic growth expected to slow to 1.5% in 2026: Deloitte
OTTAWA — A new report forecasts Canadian growth will slow to 1.5 per cent this y...
Economic
Trump made lots of tariff threats in 2025. Here are some that never materialized
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promi...
Economic
How Will Construction Face Its Third Margin Squeeze In a Decade?
For the third time in a decade, material price increases are substantially outpa...
Economic
Real GDP fell 0.3 per cent in October amid manufacturing slowdown: StatCan
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy slowed in October amid a pullback in the manufactu...
Economic
A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff campaign appeared to move at a bre...
Economic
CPP Investments signs new European data centre partnership with Goodman Group
TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it has signed a partnership...
Economic
Canadian construction economic insights for 2026
Canada’s construction economy heads into 2026 facing significant economic headwi...
Economic
US and Canada Relations Strain, Yet Master Plans Conducive to Construction
 U.S. and Canada Relations Hit a Rough Patch Relations between the U.S. and C...
Economic
November home sales down almost 11% annually as market hits ‘holding pattern’: CREA
TORONTO - National home sales fell 10.7 per cent in November compared with the s...
Associations , Economic
The Economics of Steel in Construction: Materials Management to Keep from Getting Bent Out of Shape
Steel is a vital material for the construction industry. According to the World...
Economic
WSP Global to acquire U.S.-based TRC Companies in an all-cash deal valued at $4.5B
MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. says it has agreed to acquire TRC Companies, a U.S.-b...
Economic
Inflation steady at 2.2% in November
OTTAWA — Rising costs at the grocery store were causing fresh pain for consumers...
Economic
Buildings Show 2025: BIAs, developers need to work together to ensure neighbourhood cohesion
Main street shops in Toronto are facing some of their biggest challenges as new...
Economic
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, sa...
Economic
JLL industry survey reveals tariff impact not ‘as great as feared – thus far’
OTTAWA – Commercial real estate firm JLL has released its first annual Canadian...
Economic
Arcadis, Spanier Group form alliance to drive ‘people-centered’ projects
TORONTO – Design and engineering firm Arcadis has announced a strategic alliance...
Economic
Enbridge expects growth for 2026 as new projects enter service, raises dividend
CALGARY, ALTA. — Enbridge Inc. is raising its dividend and targeting a four per...
Economic
Despite U.S. trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2% this year
WASHINGTON — The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of Pr...
Economic
AtkinsRéalis Group acquires Australian engineering firm ADG Capital
MONTREAL — AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. says it has acquired ADG Capital Pty Ltd., an...
Economic
Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office projects Ottawa's new housing agency wi...
Economic
Housing starts in much of southern Ontario down in first nine months of 2025: report
TORONTO — The Residential Construction Council of Ontario says housing starts in...
Economic
Algoma Steel highlights new strategy after layoffs as it looks to lower costs
SAULT STE. MARIE — A day after his company announced plans to let go of more tha...
Economic
Economic reconciliation intertwined with Ontario’s Indigenous infrastructure gap: Report
TORONTO – Ontario’s Indigenous infrastructure gap is threatening economic reconc...
Economic
Office-to-residential conversions break out in 2025
Few construction trends gained as much traction across Canada and the United Sta...
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Carney: Canada entering ‘new era’ of relations with Beijing
BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is entering a “new era of relat...
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND — A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated ro...
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Vast ‘green’ development to resurrect Chicago south side neighborhood
A vast housing, medical, commercial and manufacturing hub is taking shape in Chi...
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Ontario fast-tracks Crawford nickel project under ‘One Project, One Process’
TIMMINS, ONT. – Canada Nickel Company’s Crawford Nickel Project is being acceler...
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Comparing cable cars and light rail as people movers in Canada
The overhead cable car system that serves the congested outer suburbs of Paris b...
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Harmonizing trades safety training will only work if ‘partisanship gets out of the way’
Harmonizing safety training certifications in construction across Canada is not...
OH&S
Canadian ice master makes Olympic history with the Games’ 1st indoor temporary speedskating rink
RHO, ITALY — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it...
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Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining
NUUK — Greenland's harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult g...
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