Trade

Construction rebar imports from nine countries subject to dumping investigation

Construction Business

Construction rebar imports spur dumping inquiry

Canada Border Services Agency is currently investigating evidence that up to nine countries are dumping products that undercut domestic prices and are deleterious to Canadian manufacturers.
biomass power

Canadian Property Management

WTO okay with provinces buying biomass power

The World Trade Organization agreed with Canada that the U.S. conflated wholesale and retail electricity rates to arrive at its supposition that B.C. and Quebec hydro utilities overpaid for biomass power.
U.S. tile manufacturers

REMI Network

U.S. tile manufacturers bemoan Chinese imports

A modest increase in U.S. ceramic tile exports last year, largely going to Canada, did little to make up for the loss of market share at home.
Canada-U.S. trade war

Canadian Property Management

Real estate vulnerable to Canada-U.S. trade war

High-rise development is expected to be the hardest hit real estate activity, but fallout across a wider range of consumer goods has potential negative implications for commercial warehouse and distribution facilities.
HVAC manufacturers

REMI Network

U.S. HVAC manufacturers steel for job loss

The association representing American HVAC manufacturers calls threatened new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports "injurious" to the sector and to manufacturing jobs in general.
new trade partners

Canadian Property Management

New trade partners move up Canada’s wish list

CETA isn't expected to suddenly propel a wave of Canadian firms onto short lists for EU projects, but it does open up opportunities to start building relationships with potential customers.
HVAC manufacturers

REMI Network

CRE market hazy amidst looming Trump presidency

In light of Donald Trump being elected as 45th president of the United States, several of his proposals are being examined through a real estate lens.
Leduc interchange

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario contractors mixed on prospects for 2016

According to the annual Construction Confidence Indicator, a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid and the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS), 31 per cent of Ontario’s contractors
GHG

Building Strategies & Sustainability

WTO pushes open trade in environmental goods

Canada is among the nations currently negotiating a trade agreement for environmental goods