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The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, was in Truro, Nova Scotia, to announce over $28 million for the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency’s Apprenticeship START Plus Project.…

Montreal-based manufacturer Artitalia Group has launched a $10+ million Industry 4.0 reinvestment program that will extend over the next few years to achieve its operational goals. Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the way companies make…

Over the last few quarters, job vacancy rates have reached record levels in Canada. Population aging declines in immigration inflows during the COVID-19 pandemic, and career reorientation among individuals previously employed in sectors hit…

The global residential furniture market is projected to grow at the rate of 4.4% during the forecast period between 2018 and 2023. The market is expected to witness robust growth owing to the change in housing units, increasing urbanization…

We have all become too familiar with the realities of Canada’s skilled labour shortages. Two-thirds of Canadian businesses struggle to hire workers, and a quarter has difficulties retaining employees. Skills Canada documents a 40% shortage…

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on consumer behaviour and manufacturing trends has heightened the importance of digitalization and automation for the furniture industry. Online-savvy consumers seeking personalized shopping experiences and…

Ask any business sector what the basic principles of supply chain management are – and the answer invariably comes down to affordable and reliable transportation services. Unfortunately for Canada’s forest products sector, the present…

The pressures that small and medium-sized business owners face can be intense. Starting, taking over, or learning to manage a business is hard enough as it is. Still, such owners also often have to play the roles of VP Finance, Head of HR,…

BC Wood will be hosting the 19th Annual Global Buyer’s Mission (GBM), September 8-10, featuring WoodTALKS, designed to enlighten, inform and inspire on the use of wood in design and construction. This accredited live event, presented by…

For most cabinet manufacturers, pallet shipping is the backbone of their supply chain, and with good reason. Pallets are designed for the safe, secure transport of goods. Nothing in shipping is perfect, and despite even the best-designed…

Canada is advancing toward net-zero through innovations in forestry and construction. The increased demand for renewable building materials transforms design and architecture from coast to coast. This transformation includes innovations in…

The increasing online spending and smartphone penetration are notably driving the online furniture market growth, although factors such as the longer replacement cycle of products may impede the market growth.

The increasing number of strategic alliances and partnerships between vendors worldwide is one of the key furniture market trends expected to impact the industry positively in the forecast period. Vendors are focusing on improving…

The growing urbanization, improving lifestyles of individuals, and the growth in real estate and construction industries will facilitate the office furniture market growth over the forecast period. This market research report entails…

Best practices in business management evolve as experts adapt to changes in technology, materials, and—when it comes to the workforce—society at large. Materials and end products change from Henry Ford’s manual assembly line to Tesla’s…

Although the economy has seen better days, many remodeling drivers currently in place support a second straight year of double-digit K&B growth. According to the July release of the 2022 Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook, the final one…

For the second quarter ended May 31, 2022, sales reached $487.9 million, up 31.4%, 16.1% from internal growth, and 15.3% from acquisitions. In Canada, sales increased by 17.3% to $292.3 million.

Job vacancies climbed to 957,500 in the first quarter, the highest quarterly number on record. As employers continued to face an increasingly tight labour market, vacancies were up 2.7% from the previous peak observed in the fourth quarter…