According to Statistics Canada, municipalities issued building permits worth $6.9 billion in May, up 13.8 percent from April. This followed a 2.2 percent rise in the previous month. The total value of permits has been on a slight upward ...
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Following two consecutive monthly declines, the total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities rose 1.1 percent to $6.0 billion in April, according to Statistics Canada. This increase resulted from higher construction ...
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Canada stands as the largest international market for LEED green buildings and boasts more square meters of LEED-certified space than any other nation outside the United States, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Green ...
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According to Statistics Canada, contractors took out $6.0 billion worth of building permits in March, down 3.0 percent from February. The March decline followed an 11.3 percent decrease the previous month. Construction intentions in the ...
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Canadian contractors took out $6.8 billion worth of building permits in November, down 6.7 percent from October. This decline follows an 8.0 percent gain the previous month. Despite this monthly decrease, the total value of permits ...
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The Canadian Building Trades says the federal government’s budget for 2013-2014—the Canada Jobs Grant, specifically—will allow an increase in the delivery of training and the capacity to access such training. “We ...
The Canadian government followed through on last month's budget promise to streamline environmental reviews of resource projects with a plan for "responsible resource development." Announced Tuesday by Natural Resources Minister Joe ...
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Fenestration Canada hosted a webinar this week in an attempt to educate everyone from building officials to architects about the various changes to the building codes.It was evident from the dozens of questions asked at the webinar's ...
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