Canada
People & Companies News for Week Ending April 18, 2025
Valérie Paquin has been elected as the 2025-26 president of the Canadian Real Estate Association ...Read more
CREA Downgrades Housing Sales Forecast Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has significantly lowered its housing market forecast f...Read more
Tariff Relief Designed to Keep Auto Plants OpenOttawa, April 15, 2025
The federal government is providing tariff relief to Canadian automakers in an effort to keep their...Read more
Parkland CEO Steps Down to Help Reduce Conflict with Simpson
Parkland Corporation announced Wednesday that Bob Espey will step down as president and CEO, follow...Read more
Groupe Dynamite Opens 20 Stores, Closes 12
Groupe Dynamite spent its latest fiscal year opening and closing stores in both Canada and the U.S....Read more
BoC Rate-cutting Streak Comes to an End
The Bank of Canada's rate-cutting streak came to an end Wednesday as economic uncertainty resulting...Read more
Disney Opens New Studio at the Stack
Reknown visual effects firm Industrial Light & Magic, a Disney subsidiary, has relocated its Va...Read more
Canadian Housing Starts Down 12.5% in March
Canada’s housing construction activity continued to slow in March, with actual housing starts dec...Read more
Colliers to Acquire Triovest from Coril Holdings
Colliers has agreed to acquire Triovest from Coril Holdings for an undisclosed price. Toronto-ba...Read more
Bria Calls for Seniors Housing Development to Become Election Issue
A B.C. retirement home owner, developer and operator is calling for federal party leaders to make p...Read more
U.S. Tariffs Challenge Bank of Canada Rate Policy
The Bank of Canada is confronting a major challenge this week as U.S. tariffs and erratic trade pol...Read more
Quebec’s Duty-free Stores ‘in Survival Mode’
Duty-free shops in Quebec are struggling to stay in business amid a fallout from the escalating Can...Read more
Trade War Causing Pause in Canadian Investment in U.S.
The escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S. is prompting Canadian investors to hit pause o...Read more
Multiple Parties Interested in Hudson’s Bay Assets
Multiple parties have formally expressed interest in acquiring Hudson's Bay store assets, reports s...Read more
Parkland, Simpson Preparing to Battle Over Board Appointments
A battle for control of Parkland Corporation's board is brewing as disgruntled shareholder Simpson ...Read morePeople & Companies News for Week Ending April 11, 2025
Avison Young Principal Jeff Flemington will cycle more than 4,000 kilometres across the largely un...Read more
Pivot to Purpose-Built Rental Poses Difficulties for Condo Developers
As the condominium market continues to stall, many Canadian developers are shifting their focus tow...Read more
Halifax Office Market Gets Off to Strong Start in 2025
The Halifax office market posted a positive performance in the first quarter of 2025, with 56,000 s...Read more
Apartment Rents Rise for First Time in Six Months
Residential rents across Canada rose in March, ending a six-month streak of monthly declines, accor...Read more