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PPF report calls electrification Canada’s ‘Project of the Century’
While Canada has adopted a slew of policies designed to shift energy consumption toward electricity, where will all that clean supply come from?
Building construction investment dips to below $20B in May
Investment in residential building construction contracted by 1.7% to $14 billion, while investment in non-residential construction was largely unchanged at $5.9 billion.
Construction hits new highs in labour force and employment
Increases in both employment (+14,000) and the labour force (+7,600) in June propelled construction to new highs of 1.638 million and 1.712 million, respectively.
Feds slow down timeline for faster Toronto-Quebec City railway
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Thursday he hopes the high-frequency rail line will be running by the mid-2030s — rather than the early 2030s.
Leamington employers fined $170K for 2022 fatality
Employment agency FHES Ontario has been fined $70,000 while greenhouse constructor Lebo Farms Ltd of Essex Road will pay $100,000.