After several months of decline, the total value of building permits issued in Canada rose 11.6 per cent to $6.9 billion in March. Building intentions were up in both the …
Long-term growth in residential construction centred in GTA Read More »
Production capacity in Canadian industries rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2014, reaching 83.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reports, continuing an upward trend that began in 2013. The production …
Mixed news for industrial production capacity, employment Read More »
After almost two years of continuous expansion, manufacturing production levels dropped in February. The decline, though not dramatic, reflects a falling confidence, the result of the ongoing “oil price shock” …
Manufacturing down in February in both Canada and US Read More »
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) says that too many engineering graduates are underemployed, i.e., working in jobs that don’t necessarily require a university degree. The engineers group had …
Ontario engineers facing crisis of under-employment Read More »
Strong increases in new orders and output volumes in November kept Canada’s manufacturers humming, while export sales were at their strongest in more than a year. This is the finding …
Continued strength in manufacturing in November: RBC Read More »
The latest survey of Canada’s manufacturers shows higher volumes of new orders and increased production levels in October as firms continue to hire workers to meet demand. Expansion of manufacturing …
Manufacturing index rises, conditions “robust” in October: RBC Read More »
Canada’s factory output increased in August, reaching its highest level in nine months, as measured by the RBC Canadian Manufacturing PMI. Overall business conditions improved at their fastest pace since …
Canada’s manufacturing industry experienced a “solid rebound” in June, the second quarter of 2014 ending on a “positive note” with the strongest output and business growth so far this year. …
