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Government of Canada Releases Economic and Fiscal Snapshot
Jul 15, 2020 | Economic News and ForecastsThe Government of Canada (Department of Finance) last week released an economic and fiscal snapshot for Canada's economy in the wake of COVID-19. They are forecasting a contraction in GDP for 2020 of 6.8% followed by growth of 5.5% in 2021. This is generally within the ranges...
April 2020 GDP and Flash Estimate for May Released
Jun 30, 2020 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada today released April 2020 GDP figures. Their earlier "flash" estimate called for a decline of 11% compared to March, but the results were actually marginally lower than that, at -11.6%. The carnage was widespread, with all 20 reporting sectors seeing declines...
June 2020 Economic Forecast
Jun 29, 2020 | Economic News and ForecastsFearlessly looking into our crystal ball, DHI Canada has prepared an economic review and updated forecast for the balance of 2020 and into 2021.
StatsCan Releases March 2020 GDP and Flash Estimate of April 2020 GDP
Jun 1, 2020 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada released a "flash" estimate for April 2020's Gross Domestic Product, forecasting an 11% decline for the month compared to March. They note that this is a preliminary estimate and that it will be revised as more information becomes available...
Q1 2020 GDP Down, But Not As Far As Expected
May 28, 2020 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada today released figures for the first quarter's GDP. They show a decline of 2.1% compared to Q4 2019, or an annualized decrease of 8.2%, due to COVID-19. Pundits had expected a 10% annualized decline, so the damage is not as severe as originally anticipated...
In memory of Paul Winicki
May 8, 2020 | General News
Winicki, Paul Cameron
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In memory of Alastair Robert Wedderspoon
May 4, 2020 | General News
Alastair Robert Wedderspoon
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New Overhead Stop
Jan 23, 2020 | New Products
Not only is it important to control a door but
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2020 Economic Forecast
Jan 1, 2020 | Economic News and Forecasts
Our 2020 economic forecast, written in November 2019 and published in Door Security + Safety magazine's January issue calls for moderate growth in 2020's Canadian GDP (1.4%) amid a general softening of the economy. At the time, we identified uncertainty around pending resolution...
Knell Acquires Great Lakes Architectural Hardware Inc.
Dec 18, 2019 | Industry News
I am pleased to announce that effective November 29th, 2019, Great Lakes Architectural Hardware Inc. (Great Lakes) has been acquired by William Knell & Company Limited (Knell’s) of
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