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Construction Business

Looming tariff threat creating chaos and uncertainty

As the U.S. trade tariff dispute looms, construction businesses face uncertainty and potentially significant financial risks.
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Construction Business

CISC calls for government tariff protection

The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) is calling on the government to protect the steel industry from the 25 per cent U.S. tariffs.
Tariff blows would land on U.S. construction

Construction Business

Tariff blows would land on U.S. construction

Some of the first tariff blows would land on in-progress construction and public infrastructure projects if threatened action on steel and aluminum imports into the United States goes into effect on March 12.
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Construction Business

Top Canadian cities to be hit hardest by tariffs

Saint John, Calgary and Windsor are the top Canadian cities that would be most vulnerable to U.S. tariffs, according to a new report.
U.S. CRE investors ponder tariff implications

Canadian Apartment Magazine

U.S. CRE investors ponder tariff implications

Threatened tariffs could almost immediately translate into a 7.5 per cent premium on construction materials, while tariff-related inflation is expected to have an impact on interest rates and financing.
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Construction Business

Vancouver moves to bolster local economic resilience

The City of Vancouver has passed an amended motion to protect local businesses and  strengthen economic resilience.
Tariff chill could put CRE investment on ice

Canadian Property Management

Tariff chill could put CRE investment on ice

Tariff chill pervades the investment climate throughout Canada’s economy this winter, but commercial real estate insiders are tallying some reasons to be optimistic.
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Construction Business

Strategies to minimize tariff impacts on construction

The U.S. decision to put 25 per cent tariffs on construction materials is expected to have significant impacts on the construction industry.
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REMI Network

Canadian homebuilders voice concerns over proposed tariffs

Homebuilders voiced their concerns over the Trump administration's now delayed plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods coming into the U.S.
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REMI Network

HVACR industry concerned over impact of tariffs

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada recently shared that almost 70 per cent of its members expressed serious concern over the situation.
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Construction Business

Construction industry condemns U.S. tariffs

Canada’s construction industry and business groups are condemning the punitive tariffs imposed by the USA on Canadian goods.
Retaliatory tariffs loom for buildings sector

Canadian Property Management

Retaliatory tariffs loom for buildings sector

Canada’s first round of proposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports includes a range of building materials and furnishings, and equipment and products used in operations, maintenance and housekeeping.
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REMI Network

U.S. tariffs will increase housing costs, says NAHB

The National Association of Homebuilders is urging President Trump to reconsider tariffs on Canadian and Mexican building materials due to impacts on housing costs.
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Construction Business

GVBOT launches economic growth plan

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has launched "the three per cent challenge" to grow the B.C. economy in response to tariffs.
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Construction Business

Trump’s tariffs could have $69B impact on B.C.

In President Donald Trump’s tariffs scenario of 25 per cent on all Canadian imports, B.C. could see a cumulative loss of $69 billion.
U.S. home builders decry new tariff threat

Construction Business

U.S. home builders decry new tariff threat

A 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports would further erode housing affordability in the United States, warn advocates for that country’s residential development industry.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Cleaning industry calls for the removal of tariffs

The worldwide cleaning industry association issues action alert on tariffs.