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Building construction investment rises 0.6% in July

According to Statistics Canada, the total investment in building construction increased slightly—by 0.5 percent—to $15.2 billion in July. Gains in both the residential and non-residential sectors helped spur the increase. Investment in the residential sector grew by 0.6 percent to $10.4 billion, while investment in the non-residential sector rose by 0.3 percent to $4.8 billion.

September 30, 2019

Conference Board projects slow growth for Ontario

The latest outlook report from the Conference Board of Canada shows slow growth—of just 1.6 percent in 2019 and 1.7 percent in 2020—for Ontario, as public-sector growth slows and investment fluctuates.

October 03, 2019

Amazon to build new fulfillment centre in Scarborough

The facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs in the Greater Toronto Area

Amazon announced last month that it plans to build a new fulfillment centre in Scarborough. The one-million square foot facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits. This will be Amazon’s twelfth fulfillment centre in Canada, and seventh in Ontario, alongside existing Ontario operations facilities in Brampton, Mississauga, Milton, Caledon and Ottawa. Amazon currently employs more than 4,000 full-time associates in Ontario, and an additional 1,000 employees at its two Toronto tech hub locations.

October 03, 2019