Building Permits
The value of building permits totalled $6.6 billion in June, up 6.5% from May and a 24.9% increase from June 2009. The gain in June was due to the non-residential sector, which more than offset the decline in the residential sector.
Group will Map New Brunswick's Energy Future
SAINT JOHN - An interim task force comprised of 11 notable business and community leaders has been charged with mapping out the future of the energy industry in New Brunswick.
The group - which is being described as a transition team - was hastily formed out of talks at a summit on the direction of the energy hub held over a day and a half in Saint John. About 90 representatives from industry, government, academia, community and labour were in attendance at the Delta Brunswick hotel on Friday for the meeting, which was hosted by the Department of Energy.
Labour Force Survey, July 2010
Employment rose by 93,000 in June, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.9%. This is the first time the rate has been below the 8% mark since January 2009.
Canadian economic accounts, first quarter and March 2010
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.5% in the first quarter of 2010, after growing 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2009. Final domestic demand advanced 1.1% as spending on housing as well as consumer goods and services continued to grow. Real GDP increased 0.6% in March, a seventh consecutive monthly advance.
Investment in non-residential building construction
Investment in non-residential building construction totalled $10.3 billion in the first quarter, down 0.7% from the previous quarter and 5.7% below the first quarter of 2009.Click here for the entire Satistics Canada report released April 30, 2010.
Construction withstands impact of recession
Canada’s construction industry is emerging from the recession relatively unscathed, thanks to its pre-recession record levels of investment and the more recent government stimulus initiatives.
Ontario unveils apprentice grants
Ontario has unveiled three new apprenticeship incentive measures it hopes will boost apprenticeship completions and strengthen its future workforce.