Canada’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.3 per cent in January, reports Statistics Canada, with widespread growth reported in both goods and service-producing industries. The actual increase was …
“Fireworks” in Canada’s economy as GDP rises 2.3 per cent in January Read More »
Some of the best jobs and wages to be found in Canada are in the broad group of engineering and applied science technicians and technologists. These highly skilled technical workers …
Technicians, technologists enjoy good jobs prospects, higher than average earnings Read More »
The president of General Motors Canada announced yesterday that the company will set up a research outpost at the University of Waterloo’s Communitech innovation research hub. The car maker will …
GM investing in connected car research at Waterloo U Read More »
The perennial subject of infrastructure in Canada, featuring now in the election campaign, has reached a point of broad consensus, according to a new report from the Residential and Civil …
Infrastructure investment must be smart, forward-thinking: report Read More »
A consortium comprising SNC-Lavalin, Algoé and Transamo, operating as the Linéov Group, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to build and operate a new line of the …
Some of the most interesting and innovative ideas regarding road construction come from the Netherlands. Last October, the world’s first solar road was installed near Amsterdam. The road is actually …
Netherlands company to test plastic road construction Read More »
Engineering giant SNC-Lavalin Group will head a consortium to replace the Champlain Bridge across the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal. The federal government’s infrastructure minister, Denis Label, said the cost …
SNC-Lavalin to build $4.2 billion Champlain Bridge in Montreal Read More »
Canada’s economy could lose as many as 185,000 jobs in 2015 as a consequence of reduced spending in the oil and gas industry. A new report from the Petroleum Labour …
Major job losses predicted on oil spending slump Read More »
