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Coming from out of town? The following hotels are located in the vicinity of the CanaData conference:
Hyatt Regency Toronto
(3.2 km from event)
370 King Street West
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Radisson Hotel Admiral Toronto Harbourfront
(3.3 km from event)
249 Queens Quay West
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The Westin Harbour Castle
(4.1 km from event)
1 Harbour Square
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VENUE
Experience the Elegance of The Liberty Grand!
The 26th Annual CanaData Construction Industry Forecasts Conference will take place at the luxurious Liberty Grand Entertainment and Conference Centre, located on the historic Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto.
The Liberty Grand is located at 25 British Columbia Road, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
(416) 542-3789
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Parking
Parking is available on-site directly across from the Liberty Grand.
26th Annual CanaData Construction Industry Forecasts Conference
World economic recovery seemed to be gaining traction, but events have since conspired to make the outlook more uncertain. The debt load of Greece has come to a head and been bandaged over. That’s not likely to be the end of sovereign debt problems in Europe. China’s rapid price inflation, partly caused by a house price bubble, raises the threat of a hard landing among emerging nations. The U.S. is struggling with an unprecedentedly weak residential real estate market, a stubbornly high unemployment rate and budgetary problems in Washington that may be made worse by the 2012 Presidential election season.
In the eye of the storm, backed by its strength in resources and the financial community, Canada has stood out among developed nations. As commodity prices fluctuate and U.S. demands for Canadian product remain lower than expected, Canada’s growth is suffering as well. The transition from public sector spending on construction projects to privately-financed work is occurring slower than originally hoped for.
There are also positives that offer encouragement, both globally and at home. These include massive Japanese rebuilding efforts to repair tsunami damage, remarkably low interest rates in North America and many other countries and a treasure trove of Canadian mega energy and resource projects in the civil engineering category. Overall, where does this leave the nation’s housing starts and non-residential construction?
CanaData assembled the nation’s leading experts to offer their opinions about the outlook in their fields of expertise. In a present fraught with worrying uncertainty, guidance by means of the clearest and most comprehensive information is the route to gaining greater confidence. Click here for a summary of this year’s speakers. Click here to read the Executive Summary.
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