Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – March 2024
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Financing, Foreign Trade, and Demographic Factors Bode Well for Alberta
While recently released data on the Alberta economy still paints a mixed picture...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Shopping Centre construction projects – Canada – March 2024
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Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Shopping Centre construction projects – U.S. – March 2024
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Outlook for Non-res Capital Spending Gradually Brightens into 2025
As it regularly does at the end of February, Statistics Canada released the resu...
Economic
Canada’s Inflow of Permanent Residents Hits Record High
According to the government department, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship C...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – January 2024
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Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton construction projects – Canada – February 2024
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Top 10 major upcoming California and Florida construction projects – U.S. – February 2024
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High Interest Rates to Hobble Construction through H1
A higher policy-setting interest rate, which the Bank of Canada has raised to a...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – December 2023
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Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2024
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Economic , Projects
Housing Starts, U.S. and Canada, Not as Badly Battered as One Might Think
The negative impact of higher interest rates on U.S. housing starts has been dis...
Economic
2024 Construction Season Begins with A Mixed Start
Diverging market forces will require business leaders to navigate the co...
Economic
Y/Y Cost of Construction Moderates but after Rising to New Higher Perch
In 2021 and the first half of 2022, there were what might be termed ‘freakish’ y...
Economic
Current Restraints on Res and Non-res Construction Costs to Continue into 2024
After posting a year-over-year increase of +22.9% in Q1 2022, a 40-year high, re...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Public Building and Defence, Law Enforcement construction projects – Canada – December 2023
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Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Convention Center and Military construction projects – U.S. – December 2023
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Economic , Projects , US News
Despite Headwinds, Saskatchewan’s 2024 and 2025 Prospects Brighter than Most
In 2023, weak resource exports hobble the wheat province After posting a cou...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – October 2023
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Economic , Projects
Near-term Risk of Recession in Canada Remains High
Tighter-for-longer monetary policy The Organization for Economic Co-ope...
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Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – Canada – November 2023
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Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – U.S. – November 2023
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Outlook for Office Leasing Weak into 2024
Rising office vacancy rates due to glut of empty space According to Cus...
Economic
Flattening Prospects in U.S. and Canadian Jobs Markets in October
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics speak...
Economic , Labour
Improved Canadian Home Affordability Not on the Horizon
The most recent (August) building permit numbers released by Statistics Canada r...
Economic
Ottawa’s Emission Reduction Plan Has Costly Implications for New Homes
In March, 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the country’s 2030 Emission Red...
Economic
Quebec Approaching 2024 with a Foot on the Brakes
Quebec's housing market is bearing the brunt of the steady increase in interest...
Economic
Determinants of U.S. and Canadian Homebuilding Not Homogeneous
The month-to-month descending path of U.S. housing starts due to progressive inc...
Economic
Vain Attempts to Defang Food, Energy, and Rent in U.S. and Canadian Inflation
The Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada have both held the line on interest r...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2023
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Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
In Canada, August Featured a Generous Helping of Construction Jobs
August was a good month for jobs creation in Canada’s construction sector, accor...