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A commercial real estate perspective on the Canadian election’s outcome

Canadians just elected Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canad...

Economic May 12, 2025

Power utility TransAlta expects Alberta data centre deal this year

CALGARY, ALTA. — Power producer TransAlta Corp. is hoping to sign agreements thi...

Economic May 9, 2025

Advancing mass timber: Risk mitigation and insurance strategies for a thriving sector

The Canadian mass timber industry has been making great strides forward, but it...

Economic May 9, 2025

What Mark Carney’s election win means for Canada’s construction industry

  Article submitted by the CIOB As the world’s largest professional body...

Economic May 8, 2025

TC Energy expanding U.S. gas network for Midwest data centres

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. has green-lit a US$900-million pipeline expansion feed...

Economic May 7, 2025

Passive House Canada announces CEO transition

TORONTO — Effective May 9, current Passive House Canada (PHC) CEO Chris Ballard...

Economic May 6, 2025

Capital Power focused on closing $3-billion U.S. power plant deal

OHIO — The chief executive of Capital Power Corp. said a key focus in the months...

Economic May 5, 2025

Economy shrunk 0.2% in February, StatCan estimates 1.5% annualized growth for Q1

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy contracted in February but...

Economic May 2, 2025

Tariff shocks to jobs, economy growing as boost from preparation fades: Deloitte

TORONTO — Deloitte's latest economic outlook sees the pain of tariffs gathering...

Economic May 1, 2025

CFIB to work with new government and opposition in dealing with tariff battle

OTTAWA — The Canadian Federation of Independent ÈȵãºÚÁÏ (CFIB) says it looks fo...

Economic April 30, 2025

Metro Vancouver housing figures underscore massive gap in affordable units

VANCOUVER — The latest housing report from Metro Vancouver underscores the signi...

Economic April 29, 2025

CFIB economic forecast predicts significant contraction in Q2

OTTAWA — A forecast from the Canadian Federation of Independent ÈȵãºÚÁÏ (CFIB)...

Economic April 28, 2025

Arup celebrates 25 years of growth and impact in Canada

TORONTO — Global design, planning, engineering and consulting firm Arup celebrat...

Economic April 25, 2025

Tariffs and trepidation for Western Canada’s construction industry

The recently announced tariffs and counter-tariffs are bad news for the construc...

Economic April 24, 2025

Tariff uncertainty foils ‘slam dunk rebound year’ for national home sales: CREA

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for ho...

Economic April 23, 2025

Key mineral inputs to construction materials: Is the U.S. dependent on imports?

For me, at least, there’s been a surprising benefit arising from the attention g...

Economic April 22, 2025

Costs, chaos rising as metal tariffs pile up with no end in sight

TORONTO — The costs and chaos being caused by metal tariffs are starting to buil...

Economic April 21, 2025

Turner & Townsend, NPX partner on pursuit of nuclear projects across Canada

TORONTO — Professional services company Turner & Townsend and Nuclear Promis...

Economic April 21, 2025

California sues to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration...

Economic , Government April 18, 2025

The tariff war impacts on U.S. manufacturing construction

There is no absence of news that should be grabbing our attention these days. Re...

Economic April 17, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war, economic uncertainty

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday...

Economic April 16, 2025

EllisDon launches affordable housing ‘kit-of-parts’ template

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — EllisDon Community Builders has launched Base Design, an ada...

Economic April 16, 2025

Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump’s tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are signs that the global and Can...

Economic April 11, 2025

‘We are not the gods’: Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season

JASPER, ALTA. — Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper’s Sky...

Economic April 9, 2025

RLB Q1 crane index reflects North American market’s hesitation to move on projects

TORONTO — Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) first quarter crane index for North Amer...

Economic April 9, 2025

Vancouver home sales hit lowest March levels since 2019 despite supply influx: board

VANCOUVER — Despite housing supply in the Vancouver area continuing to rise, the...

Economic April 7, 2025

Calgary home sales dip amid economic uncertainty from tariffs, as supply grows: board

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in the city dropped last...

Economic April 7, 2025

Statistics Canada reports $1.5B trade deficit for February as exports fell

OTTAWA — The country's merchandise trade balance fell to a deficit of $1.5 billi...

Economic April 7, 2025

By the numbers: BuildForce breaks down labour force recruitment, representation

It’s no industry secret that construction has always faced labour challenges and...

Economic April 7, 2025

‘Can’t just flip a switch’: Rerouting supply chains amid tariffs poses major hurdles

MONTREAL — The notion that Canadian companies can simply switch supply chains in...

Economic April 7, 2025

High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier

VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier said Thursday he is encouraged to see a sh...

Economic April 4, 2025

Leaders pitch savings bonds, GST-free Canadian cars to bolster tariff-struck economy

OTTAWA — The New Democrats and Conservatives both pitched ideas on the federal e...

Economic April 4, 2025

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