Study: Estimating the effect of changing Canada/United States border costs on North American trade patterns and expenditures – detailed methodology Statistics Canada recently completed a report on the methods used for estimating the effect of changing Canada-US border costs on North American trade. This paper is a follow-up to a previous report that provided detailed results […]
CCA issued the following press release to highlight today’s release of the 2019 edition of the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, which calls for urgent investment in Canada’s public infrastructure. Report on infrastructure calls for greater and urgent investment in core works, says CCA. OTTAWA, October 8, 2019 – Canada’s public infrastructure requires […]
The Guildfords Group Names William Brown President Halifax, NS, Release: October 3, 2019 — Darren S. Nantes, Chairman of the The Guildfords Group (Guildfords), is pleased to announce the appointment of William Brown as President. William joined Guildfords in April of 2017 and has led significant change and improvement in numerous business processes throughout […]
Marco | The Berkeley Retirement Residences Gold Seal Kick-Off Early afternoon, on Monday, October 7, 2019, Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) staff along with representatives of Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) Gold Seal, Marco Group and The Berkeley came together to showcase excellence in construction management. Specifically, the luncheon event was a kick-off to Marco’s […]
We are hard at work pulling together the 2020 Nova Scotia Construction Guide and we need your help! Our guide is only as good as its information, so we’re asking you to review your company’s membership profile, ensuring all of the information is up-to-date. NOTE: See directly below for information on how to update […]
CANS has a listing of CCDC and CCA documents for sale on CANSnet. You can find information about each document and document prices in the Projects and Documents section of the website. HOW TO ORDER Navigate to the ‘”Projects / Documents tab on our homepage, and click “Order Documents” (click here to be […]
The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) is currently seeking proposals from companies who wish to participate in the CANS Advantage Program, leveraging the buying power of the Association by offering exclusive and unique offers to CANS member companies and their employees. The request for proposal period is now OPEN and will end on: […]
Did you know CANS Education & Training Development offers courses designed for Project Coordinators and Administrators? Time is a precious commodity for any project coordinator. While we can’t add more hours to the day, CANS can try and help you use them more efficiently! Build your project management and administrative skills with CANS Education and […]
Don’t Miss Key Information for your Business – Sign up for CANS Construction Reports Your CANS Construction Reports – Bulletin, Bid Results/Awards and Pipeline will include information for each of the Atlantic Provinces. These reports will be sent automatically every Friday to your registered email if you were previously opted-in to receive the Bulletin and […]
STATS CAN – Labour Force Survey – August 2019 *Information and raw data provided by Statistics Canada* “While employment was little changed in all other provinces in August, the unemployment rate increased in both British Columbia and Nova Scotia. The unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage points to 5.0% in British Columbia and 0.5 percentage points to […]