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2019/20 Board of Directors

Oct 3, 2019 | General News

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2018-19 Financial Statement

Oct 2, 2019 | General News

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July 2019 GDP Data Released

Oct 1, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

Statistics Canada today released GDP data for July. Goods-producing industries' output fell by 0.7% while service-producing industries grew by 0.3%; the net result was no GDP growth for the month. Non-residential construction was up by 0.7% - the seventh time in eight months activity...


DHI Canada 2019 Q2 Economic Review and Forecast

Sep 18, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

DHI Canada is pleased to present its 2019 Q2 economic review and forecast. We discuss late breaking information, including the recent drone strikes on Saudi Aramco.


Canadian Interest Rates Unchanged

Sep 5, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

The Bank of Canada left its target interest rate unchanged at 1.75% yesterday. This represents a balancing act between an unexpectedly strong GDP performance in Q2 on the one hand, and several moderating factors on the other - an expectation that GDP growth will slow in the balance of the...


Data on Canadian GDP Q2 2019 Released

Sep 5, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

Statistics Canada released data for the second quarter gross domestic product August 30. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates and in 2012 dollars, the economy showed a surprising growth rate of 3.7%, helped by a 13.4% annualized increase in exports...


John Douse - Obituary

Sep 5, 2019 | General News

John George Bye Douse – August 1, 1935 to August 27, 2019.

Peacefully, at Markham Stouffville Hospital on August 27, 2019 in his 85th year, after a short

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May GDP Data

Jul 31, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

May gross domestic product data was released by Statistics Canada today. It shows a total growth of 0.2% over April, led by manufacturing, which posted a gain of 1.2% for the month. Construction activity also grew by 0.9% month-over-month, although this was driven primarily by residential...


April GDP Data

Jun 28, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

Statistics Canada today released data for monthly gross domestic product by industry. Overall, GDP grew by 0.3% in comparison with March. The construction sector also showed gains; the increase for all construction was 0.2% in April, while non-residential construction increased 0.7%...


April 2019 Investment in Building Construction

Jun 24, 2019 | Economic News and Forecasts

Statistics Canada has released building construction investment statistics for April 2019. Overall building investment grew at a seasonally adjusted 2.5% to $14.87 billion current dollars over the March 2019 levels. Most of the growth came from residential construction...


 
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