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Canada’s inflation rate slows in July despite price gains in food, rent, travel

By:Building .caPosted: Aug 17th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA – Canada’s year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise. Economists had[...]

Rural population growth concentrated near urban centres, StatCan says

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 11th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

City 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[...]

Despite COVID 19, census shows population grew at fastest rate in G7, topping 36.9M

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 10th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA – 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[...]

Downtown populations climbed faster, though pandemic hampered rate of growth: census

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 10th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

TORONTO – 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[...]

Residential Building Permits Increased 9.1% in June: StatsCan

By:Building .caPosted: Aug 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

According 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[...]

Building permits remain at historically high levels in April: StatsCan

By:Building .caPosted: Jun 8th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

The 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[...]

Economy beats expectations, grows 0.7 per cent in January: Statistics Canada

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 31st, 2021In: ConstructionNews

OTTAWA – The Canadian economy grew 0.7 per cent in January in the face of severe public health restrictions, and appears to have grown almost as much in February, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. January’s reading[...]