AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLabour shock hits Canada’s housing backdrop: A new warning from investor Yanik Guillemette says Canada’s job market is deteriorating fast—112,000 jobs lost since the start of 2026, with Quebec down sharply and youth unemployment rising—fueling cost-of-living stress that can cool buyer demand. Immigration pressure rises: An independent immigration absorption index flags Canada’s 2026 permanent resident target (380,000) may overshoot a “stabilizing” capacity (about 239,700), raising housing and service strain concerns. B.C. migration and skills draws continue: B.C. issued 437 invitations in a Skills Immigration draw, including wage-and-job-offer criteria. Housing supply ideas, not just talk: A Hamilton office building is being converted into 15 small apartments for people with criminal justice involvement, showing how underused space can become housing. Grid build-out debate: Ontario’s fast-tracked Barrie-to-Sudbury transmission line is drawing environmental questions as construction is planned for 2029.
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