Economic
B.C. invests $33 million into northern rural infrastructure
B.C. invests $33 million into northern rural infrastructure
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is providing funding to First Nations, local governments, not-for-profits and manufacturing businesses to strengthen northern B.C. infrastructure. The province is contributing as much as $33 million across rura...
Economic , Government
EllisDon launches new tech brand, Building Digital
Ontario-based EllisDon has announced it has launched a new sub-brand, Building D...
Economic , Technology
Hotson merges with SvN Architects
TORONTO — SvN Architects + Planners of Toronto has announced it has merged with...
Economic
Pembina Pipeline says potential Trans Mountain purchase not a priority
CALGARY, ALTA. - Exploring a potential purchase of the Trans Mountain oil pipeli...
Economic , Resource
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B.C. invests $33 million into northern rural infrastructure
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is providing funding to First Nation...
Economic , Government
EllisDon launches new tech brand, Building Digital
Ontario-based EllisDon has announced it has launched a new sub-brand, Building D...
Economic , Technology
Hotson merges with SvN Architects
TORONTO — SvN Architects + Planners of Toronto has announced it has merged with...
Economic
Pembina Pipeline says potential Trans Mountain purchase not a priority
CALGARY, ALTA. - Exploring a potential purchase of the Trans Mountain oil pipeli...
Economic , Resource
Five-day Edmonton auction sets Canadian record
EDMONTON — RB Global has announced that Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold 14,500 eq...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Courthouse, Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and P...
Economic
Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes
VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in...
Economic , Resource
Commercial real estate doldrums concern construction economists
Five construction and architecture economists assembled for a recent forecast of...
Economic
MEG Energy says Trans Mountain expansion will boost Canadian oil prices ‘for years’
CALGARY — The recently completed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will boost Ca...
Economic , Resource
Not a simple switch: Building a greener future will cause labour pressures across Canada
It’s no secret construction’s labour force is already strained, but a new report...
Economic , Labour , Resource
Federal Budget to Boost Housing but Depress Other Sectors
The fact Canada’s unemployment rate hit a 25-month high in March should not surp...
Economic
Chandos 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion embarks on new chapter with new CEO Sean Penn
As the new CEO of Chandos 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion, Sean Penn is hoping to use a collaborati...
Economic
Labour brief: Open bidding, more apprenticeship spots are key to labour shortage, says Cardus
Moving toward open bidding and creating more apprenticeship spots for skilled tr...
Economic , Labour
Trans Mountain tolling dispute could stretch into mid-2025: Cenovus
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. executives warn it could be well into next year be...
Economic , Resource
Your top JOC headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top JOC headlines this week feature our North American housing crisis cover...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Resource
Pedro Barata named new president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity
TORONTO — Pedro Barata will be taking over the role of president and CEO of Habi...
Economic
The devil’s in the details of federal funding for Toronto housing
How many dollars of federal funding will directly create new housing units depen...
Economic , Government
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – March 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project start...
Economic , Projects
BuildForce Canada report looks at impact of retrofitting buildings to achieve net-zero goals
OTTAWA — A new report prepared by BuildForce Canada considers the impact of retr...
Economic , Resource
Land and development issues mire affordable Vancouver housing
Vancouver’s affordable housing deficit is mired in development issues, land shor...
Economic , Government
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
Economic , Projects
Rental market spurring Montreal housing construction
The Montreal housing market has seen a sharp increase in rental construction ver...
Economic
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects , US News
Saskatchewan urban housing starts rise 12.1 per cent
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s urban housing starts rose 12.1 per cent in March 2024 co...
Economic
Fourplexes: A tale of two neighbouring communities
The City of Windsor this year stirred controversy by rejecting as much as $40 mi...
Economic , Projects
Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Your top JOC headlines: April 15 to 19
Your top JOC headlines this week feature coverage of the 2024 federal budget in...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Chandos names Sean Penn as new CEO
CALGARY – Chandos 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion has named Sean Penn as its new chief executive of...
Economic
Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
OTTAWA — It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan i...
Economic , Government
National construction cost report forecasts slow 2024 growth
TORONTO — A new report forecasts cautious optimism for the Canadian construction...
Economic
The Vancouver housing crisis and two different ways of addressing it
According to an April 2024 Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) report on housing affordab...
Economic
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Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic , Projects
Highway upgrades coming this summer for northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews will pave and resurface 260 kilometres of highways a...
Infrastructure
Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
Jim Noon, president of the Vancouver Island Building and 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion Trades Cou...
OH&S
Manitoba stakeholders clash over union certification legislation
Manitoba’s labour stakeholders are once again battling about provincial legislat...
Labour
Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
Resource , Technology , US News
Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year’s Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the hig...
Resource
51¹ú²úÊÓƵion companies need a strategy as ESG reporting requirements increase
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) monitoring, measuring and reporting a...
Resource
Saskatchewan’s Boundary dam carbon capture project underperforms, report says
REGINA — A signature carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan continue...
Infrastructure , Resource
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