Truckers hopeful about progress on border security, emissions, after Washington summit
Canada’s truckers are cautiously optimistic about the state of bi-lateral relations between Canada and the United States, following yesterday’s meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and President Obama in Washington. Two […]
Ontario’s electricity operator announces 16 solar, wind and hydro contracts
The body that operates Ontario’s electricity grid, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has awarded sixteen contracts for 455 megawatts of new renewable power capacity. The announcement today follows a […]
Engineers Canada calls for more women to enter profession
Less than 12 per cent of licensed, practising engineers in Canada are women, according to Engineers Canada. In the UK the number is even lower: 7 per cent. This in […]
Federal money continues to flow to clean technology innovators
The federal government has announced an additional $206 million in funding to be made available for thirty-six clean technology projects across Canada. The money is made available to companies through […]
Canada could lead the world in cleantech: report
A new report from Cleantech Canada expresses optimism that Canadian cleantech businesses and entrepreneurs are poised for growth. Cleantech is a sector “whose time has come,” thanks to changes in […]
Canada’s economy grew in Q4, manufacturing up in December
Despite the ongoing oil slump, lower domestic demand and lower exports, Canada’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, Statistics Canada […]
Developing BC’s LNG industry would generate $7.4 billion per year: report
Investing billions of dollars in the energy sector does not appear to be a likely scenario in these days of depressed crude oil prices, but the Conference Board of Canada […]
Pump and compressor makers feeling the oil crunch
A stark indicator of the seriousness of the current world oil price collapse is news that one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of industrial pumps is facing “unprecedented market challenges.” […]
CAE to acquire Lockheed Martin flight training division
CAE of Montreal has reached a conditional agreement to purchase US defence contractor Lockheed Martin’s Commercial Flight Training division. CAE did not disclose details of the transaction, saying only that […]
Green building booming but Canadian companies lag in R&D
A new report from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) says that the green building industry generated more economic benefits and employed more people in Canada in 2014 than oil […]
Subsidies part of the game in global aerospace industry
In the high stakes global commercial jetliner industry, the two undisputed principal players, representing the US and Europe, are Boeing and Airbus. Since 1992, government support for the aircraft industry, […]
Manufacturing sales up in December but down for the year on weak energy sector
Alberta’s weakened energy sector continues to pull the country’s manufacturing sales down. For the sixth consecutive month, sales of petroleum and coal products were lower in December than in the […]
