Building Permits, February 2013, published April 9
Municipalities issued $6.0 billion worth of building permits in February, up 1.7% from January but 8.5% lower than in February 2012. The only three provinces to report a growth in permits over a year earlier were Manitoba (+40.3%), Alberta (+20.9%) and Prince Edward Island (+0.1%) Double-digit annualized decreases over February 2012 occurred in five provinces. New Brunswick suffered the largest loss (-37.2%) followed by Nova Scotia (-33.7%) and British Columbia (-33.6%). Ontario experienced a 14.4% decline while Quebec’s loss was 8.9%. Builders took out residential building permits worth...
Read MoreJELD-WEN Canada Sponsors Team Ontario in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Winnipeg – April 1, 2012 – Following their tradition of being a leader in energy efficiency and sustainable living, JELD-WEN Canada is proud to announce their donation of windows and doors to the Ontario Solar Decathlon Team. Team Ontario is a collaboration of students and faculty from Queen’s University, Carleton University and Algonquin College, united by a passion to promote renewable energy and sustainable living. The team of over 100 has students from multiple disciplines to truly make for a group effort. The home, named ECHO is currently being built in Perth, Ontario,...
Read MoreDate change for Chalifour Expo
Please note, there has been a change of date for the Chalifour Expo. The revised date is below. Following are the dates for the upcoming TIM-BR MART and Chalifour Shows. Please add them to your event calendars. Thank you. TIM-BR MART National Buying Show February 21-22, 2014 Toronto, ON Toronto Congress Centre Chalifour Expo October 4-5, 2013 Montreal, QC Place Bonaventure Vous trouverez ici-bas les dates des expositions TIM-BR MART et Chalifour à venir. Veuillez s’il vous plaît les ajouter à votre agenda. Merci. Exposition nationale d’achats de TIM-BR MART Les 21 et 22 février 2014...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, March 2013, published April 5
Employment in March decreased by 54,500 positions from February. The unemployment rate increased from 7.0% in February to 7.2% in March, all in full-time. Construction employment was down 0.7% from February, while manufacturing employment decreased 1.4% from a month earlier. In March, employment stood at 17.6 million, up 1.2% from March 2012. Full-time employment fell by 54,000 from February, while part-time employment decreased by 400 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 180,000 from March 2012, while part-time increased by 23,400 over the same period. Employment over...
Read MoreHome Hardware Celebrates Canadian Home Builders Association Awards
St. Jacobs, ON, March 28, 2013 – Home Hardware Stores Limited is excited to announce it was the recipient of two 2013 Canadian Home Builders Association Awards, both the Business Excellence Award for the “Get it in Writing!” consumer awareness campaign, and The Riley Brethour Award. The awards presentation took place on March 8 during the Canadian Home Builders Association’s (CHBA) National Conference, held in Lake Louise, AB from March 7 – 9, 2013. “We are incredibly proud of our team who has received not one, but two, awards from the Canadian Home Builders Association,” said Bruce White,...
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