Construction

Global construction consultant Linesight released its Canada Country Insight and Commodity Report for Q1 2023 and whilethe report predicts moderate economic growth in Canada and a return to normal commodity escalation, the …

Major crimes are up 20 percent in Toronto compared to 2022. TTC stabbings, sex crimes, break-ins, and a drug crisis have shocked city residents. Non-partisan think tank Cardus released a new research brief to help councillors and the city’s…

For the first time in three years, Ontario saw the number of residential building permits drop after reaching all-time highs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, 108,080 building permits were issued across Ontario for new…

Winnipeg trustees in a growing division that has been promised two of the nine new schools the province wants to build through a public-private partnership are urging officials to stick to the status quo.  Maria Santos of the Seven Oaks…

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the average home price will not revert to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 because the recent declines in prices are tapering off in many markets and are expected to bottom out this quarter before…

The Canadian Wood Council (CWC), an industry association committed to promoting the benefits of using wood in construction and expanding market demand for Canadian wood products, has launched the Woodworks Innovation Network (WIN) in…

Canada’s construction sector continues to perform at an elevated level following the COVID-19 pandemic. Strong levels of investments by governments across the country have helped to stimulate the economy, demand for housing remains…

Construction activity in Prince Edward Island continues to recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with strong activity in both the residential and non-residential sectors contributing to overall employment growth. The challenge for…

Strong activity in the province's engineering-construction sector will drive construction and maintenance employment demands in Newfoundland and Labrador to a peak of nearly 16,000 workers in 2029, before they contract by as many as 940…

Sustained activity in New Brunswick's residential and industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors created further growth in the province's construction industry in 2022. With further gains expected in 2023, already-strained labour…