Tariffs
Construction Business
Vancouver moves to bolster local economic resilience
The City of Vancouver has passed an amended motion to protect local businesses and strengthen economic resilience.
Canadian Property Management
Tariff chill could put CRE investment on ice
Tariff chill pervades the investment climate throughout Canada’s economy this winter, but commercial real estate insiders are tallying some reasons to be optimistic.
Construction Business
Strategies to minimize tariff impacts on construction
The U.S. decision to put 25 per cent tariffs on construction materials is expected to have significant impacts on the construction industry.
REMI Network
Canadian homebuilders voice concerns over proposed tariffs
Homebuilders voiced their concerns over the Trump administration's now delayed plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods coming into the U.S.
REMI Network
HVACR industry concerned over impact of tariffs
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada recently shared that almost 70 per cent of its members expressed serious concern over the situation.
Construction Business
Construction industry condemns U.S. tariffs
Canada’s construction industry and business groups are condemning the punitive tariffs imposed by the USA on Canadian goods.
Canadian Property Management
Retaliatory tariffs loom for buildings sector
Canada’s first round of proposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports includes a range of building materials and furnishings, and equipment and products used in operations, maintenance and housekeeping.
REMI Network
U.S. tariffs will increase housing costs, says NAHB
The National Association of Homebuilders is urging President Trump to reconsider tariffs on Canadian and Mexican building materials due to impacts on housing costs.
Construction Business
GVBOT launches economic growth plan
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has launched "the three per cent challenge" to grow the B.C. economy in response to tariffs.
Construction Business
Trump’s tariffs could have $69B impact on B.C.
In President Donald Trump’s tariffs scenario of 25 per cent on all Canadian imports, B.C. could see a cumulative loss of $69 billion.
Construction Business
U.S. home builders decry new tariff threat
A 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports would further erode housing affordability in the United States, warn advocates for that country’s residential development industry.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning industry calls for the removal of tariffs
The worldwide cleaning industry association issues action alert on tariffs.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Opportunities, threats and next steps for the transformer industry
The transformer industry is a vital component of our electrical system. With good prospects for the industry’s growth, the challenge is not only to expand investment but to extend support
REMI Network
The effects of tariffs on the Canadian cleaning industry
The big question for many in the professional cleaning industry is how much tariffs might impact the industry, especially in Canada.
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.
