| British Columbia’s real GDP expected to be the second best in Canada for 2018 | /827/vancouver-4-9-18-british-columbia-gdp-second-best | <img alt="" src="/united-states/en-us/PublishingImages/Snapshots/people-business-walking-stripes-abstract.jpg?RenditionID=6" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | /canada/en-ca/research/snapshots/827/vancouver-4-9-18-british-columbia-gdp-second-best | British Columbia’s real GDP expected to be the second best in Canada for 2018 | In the Royal Bank of Canada’s Provincial Economic Outlook for March 2018, British Columbia ranked second amongst all provinces - for the second consecutive year - in Real GDP growth. | | | |
| Industrial vacancy rates reach lowest point in eight years amid a market increasingly favorable to landlords | /811/montreal-4-2-18-industrial-vacancy-rates-reach-lowest-point | <img alt="" src="/united-states/en-us/PublishingImages/Snapshots/construction-industrial-rolls-wire-mesh-materials.jpg?RenditionID=6" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | /canada/en-ca/research/snapshots/811/montreal-4-2-18-industrial-vacancy-rates-reach-lowest-point | Industrial vacancy rates reach lowest point in eight years amid a market increasingly favorable to landlords | As of quarter one 2018, the vacancy rate for industrial real estate in the Greater Montreal Area is the lowest it has been in at least eight years, coinciding with a sizeable decrease in unemployment. | | | |
| Peeking into the tenant mix of tomorrow – technology continues to carve a larger slice of the office pie | /812/toronto-4-2-18-tenant-mix-of-tomorrow | <img alt="" src="/united-states/en-us/PublishingImages/Snapshots/people-browsing-a-tablet-and-touching-screen-with-finger-outdoors-jll.jpg?RenditionID=6" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | /canada/en-ca/research/snapshots/812/toronto-4-2-18-tenant-mix-of-tomorrow | Peeking into the tenant mix of tomorrow – technology continues to carve a larger slice of the office pie | Toronto is currently one of the hottest markets in North America. Office supply is incredibly tight with downtown vacancy at its lowest levels in over a decade. | | | |
| Dependency ratio takes sharp upswing after 10 years of decline | /808/vancouver-3-26-18-dependency-ratio | <img alt="" src="/united-states/en-us/PublishingImages/Snapshots/people-beautiful-family-outdoors-green-field.jpg?RenditionID=6" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | /canada/en-ca/research/snapshots/808/vancouver-3-26-18-dependency-ratio | Dependency ratio takes sharp upswing after 10 years of decline | The dependency ratio is a measure showing the number of dependents, aged zero to 14 and over the age of 65, to the total population, aged 15 to 64. | | | |
| Downtown office construction reach new heights | /760/montreal-3-12-18-office-constuction | <img alt="" src="/united-states/en-us/PublishingImages/Snapshots/construction-urban-buildings-crane.jpg?RenditionID=6" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | /canada/en-ca/research/snapshots/760/montreal-3-12-18-office-constuction | Downtown office construction reach new heights | Downtown Montreal office construction has reached new heights as over 1.6 million square feet are currently under construction. | | | |
| It’s been a hard day’s year! – Unemployment is the lowest it’s ever been on record | /755/can-toronto-3-5-18-unemployment-record-low | <img alt="" src="/united-states/en-us/PublishingImages/Snapshots/people-office-meeting.jpg?RenditionID=6" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | /canada/en-ca/research/snapshots/755/can-toronto-3-5-18-unemployment-record-low | It’s been a hard day’s year! – Unemployment is the lowest it’s ever been on record | The Downtown Toronto office market posted a historic net absorption of over 2.6 million square feet last year. | | | |
