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Construction investment gains 1.4 percent in August: StatsCan
Published: October 22, 2019
Statistics Canada reported yesterday that the value of investments in building construction across the country rose by 1.4 percent in August. Gains in both the residential and non-residential sectors helped bring the total value of investments to $15.5 billion.
Investment in residential building construction rose 1.8 percent to $10.6 billion. The multi-unit component edged up 0.4 percent to $5.3 billion. Investment in single-unit construction increased 3.2 percent to $5.4 billion, slightly exceeding multi-unit residential investment.
Non-residential investment was up 0.5 percent to $4.9 billion. Both the commercial (+0.8 percent to $2.8 billion) and institutional (+0.2 percent to $1.1 billion) components edged up. The industrial component (-0.4 percent to $905.4 million) edged down in August.
Here in Ontario, building construction investment totaled $7.2 billion in August, an increase of slightly less than 8 percent. Investment in residential construction increased by 9.2 percent to $5.4 billion, while investment in the non-residential sector rose by 4.5 percent to $1.8 billion.
PCL Construction releases corporate social responsibility report
PCL Construction unveiled the results of its first-ever corporate social responsibility report on October 21. The document, which lists the efforts the company takes to build and operate sustainably, looks at five aspects of the company’s work: people, projects, partners, practices, and places.
Report card gives failing grade to several types of infrastructure assets
A significant amount of Canada’s infrastructure needs repair in the next five to ten years if it is to remain viable. That was the key message delivered by eight partners (among them the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada (ACEC)) in the latest edition of the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card.
MoL seeking feedback on health and safety strategy for 2020–2021
The Ministry of Labour is asking for stakeholders for feedback on its occupational health and safety compliance strategy for 2020–2021.
Every year, the ministry of Labour reaches out to stakeholders to gather information for its strategic planning processes for the year ahead. This year, it wants specific feedback about a number of issues, including: hazards, health and safety initiatives, education, outreach and awareness, and sector-specific topics.
RAIC posts election questionnaire results
Three parties have responded to questions from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) about sustainability, living conditions in Indigenous communities, federal procurement, and a national architecture policy for Canada.
The RAIC is advocating for a better built environment during the 2019 federal election campaign with a questionnaire for Canada’s political parties.