CKCA Urges Senate Action on Cabinet Imports and U.S. Tariff Risk
Appearing before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on June 10, 2026, CKCA…
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NAAWS 5.0 Moves to New Microsite Ahead of September 2026 Effective Date
The microsite marks a practical shift away from static manual-style access and toward a more flexible online…
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Canadian Wood Council Names Philippe Clune Board Chair and Derek Nighbor CEO
The appointments place Clune and Nighbor in key leadership positions as CWC continues to promote wood use in…
Chemical Sector Pushes for Smoother North American Trade Under CUSMA
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, the American Chemistry Council and Mexico’s National Association of…
INNERGY Acquires Archetype to Add Drafting Services to ERP Platform
The acquisition is aimed at addressing what INNERGY described as one of the most persistent bottlenecks in cabinet…
Hexagon Acquires Planit Canada to Strengthen Woodworking Software Presence
The acquisition, announced June 11, 2026, brings Hexagon closer to Canadian users of Cabinet Vision, its…
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Canada’s secondary wood manufacturers face slower orders and tighter inventories
Canadian secondary wood manufacturers entered 2026 with less work moving through the system than a year earlier.…
Renovation Spending Gains Ground as New Construction Shifts by Sector and Region…
Residential renovation work took on a larger role in the first quarter of 2026, while new construction continued to…
Housing Absorption Report Q1 2026
The national totals show the split clearly. Multi-unit housing is absorbing better at completion than detached…
Study shows BC secondary wood manufacturing has room to improve, but also needs…
A new study of British Columbia’s secondary wood manufacturing sector by Lili Sun, Rico Chan, and Bryan Bogdanski…
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Q1 2026 Housing Construction Report: Activity Holds While Future Momentum Softens
Canada’s housing-start figures remained positive through the first quarter of 2026, but the underlying construction…
Wood Industry Spring 2026 is out!
In a market defined by pressure to expand, adapt, and differentiate, the most effective manufacturers are not those…
BUILT TO FIT: HOW TRUELINE TURNED CUSTOM STAIR WORK INTO A REGIONAL SPECIALTY
In a sector where many shops are under pressure to widen their offer, Trueline Moulding Group has taken a narrower…
Collaborative Leadership Requires More Than Consensus
Herminia Ibarra and Morten T. Hansen’s “Are you a collaborative leader?” identifies four leadership capabilities…
