November 27, 2007
Canada's Construction Outlook from CanaData
National: While the outlook for Canadian non-residential construction is bright, residential construction is another weather story altogether. With Canadian housing starts approaching an all-time high, the outlook for the residential sector could be characterized as “cloudy with a chance of rain.”
Put-in-Place Construction Forecast – Total Canada
Western: Any examination of the regional differences between Canada’s western and eastern provinces must begin with an understanding of recent demographic shifts.
Population Ranking of Census Metropolitan Areas
Put-in-Place Construction Forecast – Western Canada
Eastern: As stated in our Western Construction Outlook, any examination of the regional differences between Canada’s western and eastern provinces begins with an understanding of recent demographic shifts.
Population Changes in Census Metropolitan Areas
Put-in-Place Construction Forecast – Eastern Canada
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Steel hurdles for Aga Khan Museum build
- Benson Steel faces transport challenge on Toronto Yorkdale Mall construction project
- Toronto Construction Association presents ‘Best of the Best’ awards
- Bidding closes for Toronto 2015 Pan Am games venues
- Steel key for CF-5 fighter jet monument at Toronto defence facility
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 288 projects with a total value of $2,181,603,356 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Friday.
STADIUM, BERMS, PARKING GARAGE, SITE WORKS
$129,300,000 Ottawa ON Tenders
$107,557,000 Burlington ON Tenders
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT BUILDING
$31,300,000 Toronto ON Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Steel truss system helps reduce construction cost of Toronto apartment building
- Ontario College of Trades will drive up infrastructure costs: Conservative leader Tim Hudak
- Procurement needs to be fair, open and transparent
- Losing bidder bridles at Pan Am Games park selection, Equine Canada “thrilled”
- Armstrong extended at Ontario College of Trades
- CVTech secures Hydro Quebec construction, maintenance work
- Toronto council votes in favour of light rail transit
- Ottawa City Council approves affordable housing capital projects
- Pre-cast concrete segment falls into river after gantry crane collapses
- Alberta throne speech hints at development plan
- Union claims construction oversight needed at defence department
- Site prep in North Vancouver
- Legislation limiting strikes ruled unconstitutional
- World Plumbing Day garners support from Canadian senator
- PHOTO GALLERY: Merit Alberta open house
- Seeing the sustainable forest for the trees
- Pump Station Upgrades
- Labour federation opposes pipeline
- Site for new correctional facility selected
- Edmonton roofer dies
- Regulators approve oilsands facility expansion
- Highway 3 upgrades
- New chairman named for Alberta Construction Association
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- Home starts and job levels diverge in Canada and the U.S. (February 8, 2012)
- Canada’s labour market flat in January but U.S. on a roll (February 3, 2012)
- Canada’s leading indicator series continued to charge ahead in December (January 23, 2012)
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