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Here you will find the latest news and information about commercial, residential and heavy construction activity in British Columbia.

Summary of Current British Columbia Projects
Commercial Projects (total value) Civil Projects (total value)
Pre-Bid Phase:$257,283,998,990 Tender Phase:$38,244,699,100
Bid Phase:$1,716,273,000 Tender Phase:$18,666,000
Post-Bid Phase:$3,921,385,181 Post-Bid Phase:$6,736,786,082
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11/20/2009 - A strange brew - low construction starts, near zero interest rates and asset price bubbles

CanaData’s latest construction starts forecasts are set out in the tables that accompany this report. The current year will see non-residential building starts in Canada drop to about half the level that they reached two years ago in 2007, 45.5 million square feet versus 92.1 million. The credit crunch, reduced international travel, lower world trade and high unemployment are all factors holding back privately-funded construction projects at this time. What is perhaps most remarkable, however, is the fact that interest rates remain so low in Canada and throughout the industrialized world. In no way are interest rates inhibiting factors with respect to investment.

11/06/2009 - Expect office construction to stall due to rising vacancy rates

Office vacancy rates in Canada continued to ratchet higher in the third quarter, reaching 8.2%, the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2005.

10/09/2009 - Top Ten and Trend Graph - September 2009

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in September 2009. Also included is the latest trend graph on starts. This looks at 12-month moving totals of the two major non-residential building categories in Canada − total ICI starts and engineering work. ICI stands for industrial, commercial and institutional.

10/06/2009 - Strong population growth should help underpin housing demand into 2010

Canada’s population grew by a surprisingly strong 0.36% in the second quarter of 2009. This was slightly less than the 0.38% recorded in Q2/2008, which was a 17-year high.



According to Statistics Canada, 70% of the second quarter population increase was due to net international migration, while natural increase (births minus deaths) accounted for the remaining 30%.

09/30/2009 - Take Reports of Alberta’s Economic Demise with a Grain of Salt
Take all the reports about the economic demise of Alberta with a grain of salt. In the latest quarter, the fastest population growth rate among all provinces in the country was recorded there (+0.59%), according to the latest demographic report from Statistics Canada. Second place went to Prince Edward Island (+0.53%). The territory of Nunavut actually outpaced all regions (+0.68%). The total Canada rate of increase was +0.36% (Q2/Q1).
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