Construction Business

Passive House Canada and Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building Centre of Excellence were participants in the UNECE High Performance Building Initiative.

Strategic investment from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will allow the principals of Avison Young to regain 100 per cent of the common shares in their real estate services company.

The B.C. government will provide $79.3 million to fully replace Eric Hamber Secondary, the largest seismic project in Vancouver’s history.

The NDP government has introduced a new labour agreement for major public-sector infrastructure projects to be administered by a new crown corporation.

The British Columbia government expects to collect about $520 million in new annual revenue through additional residential property taxes and property transfer taxes.

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.

The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision on February 15, 2018 which imposes a new duty to inform claimants of the existence of a L&M bond.

Canada’s construction industry must remain focused on recruitment and retention as more than one quarter of a million workers are expected to retire.

On December 5, Bill 142 passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature. The Bill requires that all public work in the province be protected by bonds.

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.

Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are among 30 global metropolises deemed well positioned to draw investment and sustain a robust real estate market for the long term.

The new crop of 'ultra-high-rise' condos rising in Toronto will be more complicated and consequently more costly to maintain, one engineer is warning.