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Happy Holidays from DHI Canada
Dec 23, 2021 | Social Media Posts to ShareDHI Canada and its members wish every professional employed in the built environment a happy healthy and safe Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!
US Fed Sounding More Hawkish
Dec 16, 2021 | Economic News and ForecastsThe US Federal Reserve finished two days of meetings yesterday and issued a statement speeding up the end of its quantitative easing (QE) program. Original plans would have had it completely wound down by mid-2022 but, with yesterday's announcement, it looks to finish in March...
Annual Fire Door Assembly Inspection Program
Dec 16, 2021 | Social Media Posts to ShareThe Annual Fire Door Assembly Inspection program is designed to ensure the safe operation of all fire doors and doors of egresss.
Federal Government's Fall 2021 Economic Statement
Dec 15, 2021 | Economic News and ForecastsThe federal government yesterday presented their fall 2021 economic statement. Their forecast for GDP growth was 4.6% in 2021, 4.2% in 2022 and 2.8% in 2023; the 2021 figure was lower by 1.2 percentage points than projected in the April budget, but 2022 and 2023 are "broadly in line...
2022 Tech School in conjunction with Canada Conference
Dec 15, 2021 | Social Media Posts to ShareThe 2022 Canada Conference is offering a technical school in conjunction with the conference. Students will receive complimentary registration and they will have the opportunity of attending all events from the Opening Reception and Expo through to the Closing Banquet.
BoC Interest Rate Announcement - Same As It Ever Was
Dec 8, 2021 | Economic News and ForecastsThe Bank of Canada announced its overnight lending rate today and, to no one's surprise, it remains at 0.25%. The announcement reaffirms the Bank will not raise the rate until current economic slack is absorbed, sometime in the middle quarters of 2022...
2022 DHI Canada Regional Education
Dec 8, 2021 | Social Media Posts to ShareDHI Canada Chapters are committed to offering regional education schools in 2022.
DHI Canada Endorses the Rick Hansen Foundation
Dec 7, 2021 | Social Media Posts to ShareDHI Canada Endorses the Rick Hansen Foundation For Accessibility as It's Official Charity…..The goals of this Foundation are closely aligned with the door and hardware industry's commitment to accessibility for all and DHI Canada is proud to support this great initiative.
DHI Canada's November Economic Forecast Update/Review Now Available
Dec 2, 2021 | Economic News and ForecastsWe're pleased to present DHI Canada's November 2021 economic forecast. While there was good news, in the form of a higher-than-expected Q3 GDP, there remain considerable uncertainties: the course of COVID-19, the inflation outlook, future monetary policy, and the impacts of weather (especially in the west).
Even StatsCan Can Be Wrong - Q3 GDP Outperforms!
Dec 2, 2021 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada released Q3 GDP figures on November 30, reporting 1.3% quarter-over-quarter growth; annualized, that's 5.3%. This result exceeds the 2.0% annualized growth they predicted in October. The economy was driven by consumer spending on services (up by 6.3% over Q2)...