Inflation sets fresh three decade high at 6.8% in April with little sign of cooling
Posted: May 21st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – The cost of nearly everything at the grocery store continued to climb higher to help push the annual inflation rate to a fresh three-decade high in April and economists warn prices could continue to heat[...]
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Rural population growth concentrated near urban centres, StatCan says
Posted: Feb 11th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsCity of Yorkton, Saskatchewan (source: yorkton.ca) Kelly Rae, the administrator of Arran, Sask., says the denizens of dwindling rural communities like her own are clinging to a vanishing way of life in Canada. Between 2011[...]
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Despite COVID 19, census shows population grew at fastest rate in G7, topping 36.9M
Posted: Feb 10th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Canada’s population grew at a faster rate than many of its peers, rising to over 36.99 million on census day last year despite a historic slowdown caused by COVID-19. Statistics Canada said the[...]
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Downtown populations climbed faster, though pandemic hampered rate of growth: census
Posted: Feb 10th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – When Mark Garner looks around downtown Toronto all he sees is growth. At Yonge and Gerrard streets, the executive director of the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area watches the lobby of the 80-storey[...]
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Affordable housing, proximity to nature draws more Canadians to smaller urban centres
Posted: Feb 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Town of Tillsonburg, Ontario (Photo source: hometownhockey.com) TORONTO – Last February, Audrey Eldaoud and Robert Mawe set out to find a single-family home where they could put down roots. With jobs that became permanently[...]
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Statistics Canada releases Investment in Building Construction data for September
Posted: Dec 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAccording to Statistics Canada’s Investment in Building Construction data for September, third-quarter ICI investment in Ontario amounted to $4.47 billion, down 8.7 per cent over Q3 2020, but up slightly (+3.1 per cent) over Q2[...]
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New home prices increase nationally in October
Posted: Nov 20th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAccording to the Statistics Canada ‘New Housing Price Index, October 2021’, new home prices increased 0.9% in October nationally, slightly higher than the rise observed over the past four months. Prices were up in 15 of the 27 census metropolitan[...]
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Ontario’s Construction Employment Reaches 4-Month High
Posted: Sep 18th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a release from the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS), Statistics Canada’s latest labour force data was released on September 10th, showing an additional 10,000 construction industry jobs in Ontario in August compared to July[...]
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Residential Building Permits Increased 9.1% in June: StatsCan
Posted: Aug 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a recent report by Statistics Canada, the total value of building permits rose 6.9% to $10.3 billion in June. Seven provinces contributed to the gain, led by Ontario, which jumped 22.7%. Construction intentions in the residential[...]
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Building permits remain at historically high levels in April: StatsCan
Posted: Jun 8th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe total value of building permits remained at historically high levels in April 2021, edging down 0.5% to $11.1 billion, following the record set in March, according to Statistics Canada. The slight pullback was mainly due to declines[...]
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