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Construction growth forecast slashed to 1.7%

Private housing output is forecast to grow by only 1.5% in 2026, revised down from 4.0% three months agoWinter forecasts from the Construction Products Association…

adminJanuary 26, 2026

Construction Professionals

Infrastructure tender costs set to climb 5%

Construction tender prices are set to rise by up to 5.0% this year, threatening costs for key UK programmes and challenging project viability, according to…

adminJanuary 26, 2026

Commercial Construction

Nation-building efforts expected to spur Canadian M&A this year: KPMG survey

TORONTO — Canadian dealmaking activity is expected to pick up this year, driven by nation-building efforts and a stronger business outlook, according to a new…

adminJanuary 22, 2026

Commercial Construction

Canadian economic growth expected to slow to 1.5% in 2026: Deloitte

OTTAWA — A new report forecasts Canadian growth will slow to 1.5 per cent this year from 1.7 per cent in 2025. Dawn Desjardins, chief…

adminJanuary 9, 2026

Construction Professionals

Builders’ merchants see no blue sky ahead

Empty aisles...The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has downgraded its sales forecasts amid deepening pessimism about the state of the economyAfter a promising start to last…

adminJanuary 9, 2026

Commercial Construction

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada’s economy in 2025. But beyond threats of double-digit…

adminJanuary 1, 2026

Commercial Construction

Canadian construction economic insights for 2026

Canada’s construction economy heads into 2026 facing significant economic headwinds. A soft labour market, adversarial U.S. trade policy and sluggish private investment have held GDP…

adminDecember 24, 2025

Construction Professionals

Forecasts downgraded on back of poor summer

Three months ago private housing was forecast to grow 4% this year and by 7% in 2026; now they are saying it will be just…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Construction Professionals

Costs to increase 15% by 2030

BCIS chief economist David CrosthwaiteBuilding costs are predicted to increase by 15% over the next five years according to the latest construction forecast data from…

adminOctober 7, 2025

Commercial Construction

CFIB foresees recession in Canada, with economic contractions in Q2 and Q3

TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year. A new report from CFIB shows it’s forecasting that…

adminJuly 29, 2025