
Construction companies say digital technology key to addressing labour shortages
Nine in 10 Canadian construction companies say they are dealing with a shortage of skilled labour or trades and may need to consider alternatives, such
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Construction companies say digital technology key to addressing labour shortages
Nine in 10 Canadian construction companies say they are dealing with a shortage of skilled labour or trades and may need to consider alternatives, such


Feds need to be ‘more transparent’ about downtown office plans, major landlord says
The head of the city’s largest property management firm says the federal government needs to be “much more transparent” about what it plans to do

Ottawa industrial market shows signs of cooling, report says – but rents keep rising
A new report suggests Ottawa’s industrial market “may have reached a peak” after a pandemic-fuelled e-commerce boom triggered unprecedented demand for warehouse space, but it

Sale of buildings on feds’ disposal list could be ‘several years’ away, PSPC says
The sale of aging federal government buildings in Ottawa could still be “several years” away, Public Services and Procurement Canada says, while a Crown corporation

‘Tired’ Carling Avenue will be ‘hot spot’ for businesses for next 20 years, realtor predicts
The Altea wellness and social club that is moving into the former Canadian Tire store on Carling Avenue could be the first of many businesses

Feds release ‘disposal list’ of NCR properties
The federal government this week released a list of several properties that it is planning to dispose of in the National Capital Region.


April’s national home sales up 11.3% from March: CREA
National home sales jumped by 11.3 per cent between March and April as the real estate market picked up again, but supply remained at a

Annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau rises slightly in April: CMHC
The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for the fourth month of the year was 16,673 units, up six
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