Industry
- B.C. home-flipping tax goes into effect Posted on January 03, 2025 The government says the legislation is meant to discourage investors from buying housing only to turn a quick profit. Income from residential property resold within two years is subject to the tax.
- Talking about the opioid crisis in construction Posted on January 03, 2025 Canada’s construction industry is one of the most impacted sectors with 31 percent of opioid-related deaths.
- Labour Force Survey – September 2024 Posted on October 16, 2024 Employment rose by 47,000 in Sept., while the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.7 percent. The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 percent.
- Statistics Canada releases housing affordability in Canada 2022 Posted on October 16, 2024 The share of households spending 30 per cent or more of their income on shelter costs returns to pre-pandemic levels.
- Federal government makes important progress on carbon tax rebates Posted on October 03, 2024 The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) supports the federal government’s changes that will reduce some cost pressures facing Canadian small business owners.