The total value of building permits dropped by 1.4% to $10.0 billion for the month as losses in the residential sector more than offset gains from the non-residential sector.

Employment rose in several industries in November, including finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, manufacturing and in information, culture and recreation, while it fell in construction as well as wholesale and retail trade.

The increase stands in stark contrast to the 8% decrease required annually to bring the region to net zero by 2030.

The automotive giant said its chief executive Oliver Blume has signed an agreement with Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne to work to identify suitable sites. 

Construction is officially underway on Canada’s first grid-scale small modular reactor at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington nuclear site.