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StatsCan: building construction investment up 1.3 percent in February
February is the fourth month in a row in which total building construction investments have increased.
ADP Canada: employment down by 177,000 jobs in March
The organization’s monthly report on employment shows job losses in nearly every sector, with health care among just two to show gains. Construction lost 8,400 jobs.
Toronto is North America’s crane capital
A semi-annual index of tower cranes in use across 14 key North American cities shows more than one in four cranes is being used in Toronto.
Waterloo Region permits hit all-time high in 2019
The $1.7 billion worth of permits recorded last year represent an increase of 68 percent over 2018’s total.
Conference Board forecasts GDP drop of 25% in Q2
The board calls the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic "the worst economic downturn" the country has seen in decades.