Skilled Trades Will Enable The Future Of Canada’s Economy
“If Canada is going to invest heavily in infrastructure, we must ensure we make equally strong investments in training talent that is going to build it.” Read more.
NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT Q4 2016
Nova Scotia’s non-residential building construction investment (seasonally adjusted) was $137.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. This was 3.6 per cent lower than the previous quarter owing to declines in all industrial (-9.5 per cent) and commercial (-4.4 per cent) construction, which were partially offset by growth in institutional and governmental building construction (+6.7 per cent). Read more.
Immigration on the Rise in Atlantic Canada
The number of immigrants to Atlantic Canada has tripled since 2002, reaching a record 8,300 in 2015 and jumping to more than 11,600 in the first nine months of 2016, according to a Report Card issued today by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. Read more.