NEWS

eSolutions Furniture is pleased to announce the appointment of Luc Mongeau as President and CEO, effective immediately. Mongeau will succeed Mike Evans, President, and CEO, who will be retiring on September 30, after 24 years of service to…

With the Bank of Canada raising its key interest rate by 0.75 percentage points to 3.25% and many experts predicting an economic slowdown or recession in the coming months, Manufacturers and Exporters of Québec (MEQ) is calling on the…

With Parliament back in session, two-thirds (66%) of small businesses want the federal government to focus on reducing the overall tax burden, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Other key…

Statistics Canada released two economic benchmark numbers, which showed inflation dropped slightly this month to 7% from 7.6%. At the same time, job shortages in manufacturing hit another record high of 85,870 in the second quarter, up from…

Employers across all sectors in Canada sought to fill nearly one million vacant positions in the second quarter, the highest quarterly number on record. Vacancies were up 4.7% from the first quarter and 42.3% higher than in the second…

Recently, CME officials met with the Bank of Canada and the federal government, urging both parties to help the manufacturing industry fight labour shortages and supply chain disruptions. Alleviating these dual challenges is instrumental to…

The Bank of Canada rate increase, the fifth this year, will be a hard hit to small businesses already feeling the squeeze of inflation, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Seven in ten (70%) small business owners…

College postgraduate credential programs—typically requiring a previous postsecondary credential as a prerequisite for entry and aimed at providing career-specific skills—have grown in popularity, accounting for 13% of all college…

Located in St-Sabine, Quebec, Armoires Cuisines Action is Québec’s leader in designing, manufacturing and installing custom kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, laundry rooms and other custom residential storage. ACA is the largest…

Caesarstone is pleased to announce its second-year partnership with the Princess Margaret Home Lottery benefiting cancer research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for the second year.

The Quebec-based Dorel Industries Inc. has recently announced Little Seeds, the innovative furniture line designed to grow and adapt to children’s needs. Just as a plant grows, so do Little Seeds products. From contemporary change tables…

The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured by the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) as payroll employment—rose by 114,600 (+0.7%) in June. Gains were spread across six provinces, with…

As crowds pour into IWF 2022, the massive halls of the Georgia World Congress Center—1.2 million square feet packed with more than 925 exhibitors—are positively brimming with the latest advances in materials, technology, and services. 

Small business confidence remained stable but low in August, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer®. The short-term optimism index gained three points, climbing to 50.0, while the…

The Supply Chain Management course module will demystify the topic of supply chain management and relate it to other operational decision areas such as production and business finance. Supply chain management is poorly understood but a…

The Canadian office furniture market is projected to grow at the rate of 4.2% during the forecast period between 2016 and 2026. After a gradual decline in revenue, the Office Furniture Manufacturing industry in Canada grew from 2014 to…

Results from the second quarter NKBA/John Burns Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI) study were a stark reminder that the kitchen and bath industry is not immune to overall economic turmoil. The overall KBMI for Q2 was 70.4, the lowest…

As part of its governance, the Quebec Wood Export Bureau (QWEB) has recently implemented an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan. Through its involvement, QWEB sees this as a way to ensure respect and representation of…