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Le port de Vancouver écope 29 novembre 2008 - 12h06 La Presse Philippe Mercure Si Montréal semble bien se sortir de la crise pour l'instant, la situation est différente à Vancouver. En milieu d'année, le Port de Vancouver avait déjà vu le volume total des marchandises manutentionnées reculer de 5% par rapport à un an auparavant. Directement branché sur la Chine, le plus important port au pays écope. Et doublement. «En temps normal, les matières premières vont en Chine, sont transformées et reviennent ici sous forme de biens de consommation, explique le capitaine Gordon Houston, président et chef de la direction du Port de Vancouver. Quand les Nord-Américains ne consomment plus, on voit donc l'impact des deux côtés. Si on cesse d'envoyer, on cesse de recevoir.» «La situation des lettres de crédit en Chine cause des problèmes au cours des dernières semaines. Plusieurs de nos produits - la pulpe de bois en particulier - ont subi un impact», dit aussi M. Houston. Sans compter la chute du prix des matières premières, qui ralentit temporairement les échanges. «On dirait que du côté des céréales, les acheteurs ont mis un frein aux achats parce qu'ils attendent de voir jusqu'où les prix vont descendre, croit le capitaine. C'est une question de spéculation - ils vont devoir acheter les céréales à un moment ou à un autre.» Dans la boule de cristal? «Les premiers trimestres de l'année prochaine vont certainement être difficiles, répond M. Houston. Et si j'étais capable de vous dire ce qui va se passer au-delà de ça, je serais probablement assis dans un autre bureau... Honnêtement, je ne le sais pas.»
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Si Montréal semble bien se sortir de la crise pour l'instant, la situation est différente à Vancouver. En milieu d'année, le Port de Vancouver avait déjà vu le volume total des marchandises manutentionnées reculer de 5% par rapport à un an auparavant. Pour en lire plus...
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Economic turmoil halts glitzy condo project FRANCES BULA Special to The Globe and Mail November 14, 2008 Tony Pappajohn's Greek immigrant parents spent half a century building up a modest empire of apartment and commercial buildings in Vancouver. After taking that business into big-time development, Mr. Pappajohn this week had to sit down with contractors and tell them that his latest project - a cutting-edge new condo tower - has become another casualty of global economic turbulence. Working with his two brothers, he had taken his parents' empire to an ambitious new level in the past decade. They built a couple of small, attractive apartment buildings in Kitsilano and South Granville that sold or rented immediately. Then, five years ago, they decided to climb even further up the ladder in Vancouver's booming development world. They bought property downtown and, as plans progressed, found themselves the developers of a 37-storey, London-architect-designed glass tower with condos priced between $500,000 and $5.3-million. Print Edition - Section Front Section S Front Enlarge Image The Globe and Mail Mr. Pappajohn loved the project, the Jameson House, which combined cutting-edge environmental architecture by a team from the prestigious Norman Foster firm with the chance to restore two heritage buildings next door. Although it was in the city's business district - an unusual location for a condo tower - and not on the waterfront, it had the cachet of being on the same block as two of the city's most exclusive private clubs, and brochures promised stylish Italian fittings. But on Wednesday, he told his contractors he was stopping construction because one of his key lenders from a syndicate of three had backed out of the $180-million project. The lender, a major Canadian bank that Mr. Pappajohn declined to identify, pulled out Oct. 28, telling the Pappajohns only that "market conditions" weren't good. There was no reference to any doubts about his ability to sell remaining condos and Mr. Pappajohn said their presentation centre had still been getting steady business. He has spent the past two weeks looking for another lender and been unable to find one. While he's still frantically working with his lead lender to fill in the missing major piece, he decided he couldn't keep people working when he might run out of cash with which to pay them. "We made the hardest decision to stop," Mr. Pappajohn said yesterday in an interview at the downtown office of his family's company, Jameson Holdings. "But I had to ask myself, 'Is that fair to keep them working when you don't know if you can pay the bills? What if it doesn't work out and I can't get the financing and I can't pay these people? They have families.' " About 40 people were working on the site, and had just finished digging a 21-metre hole. Mr. Pappajohn now has to decide what to do for the people who bought 105 of the 144 condos. His marketer, Bob Rennie, said he's waiting to hear the results of Mr. Pappajohn's efforts at financing before figuring out what to do for the original purchasers, who had to provide deposits of 15 to 25 per cent of the price. The Jameson House is one of a growing number of condo projects in the Vancouver region that have been hit by a storm of bad economics: high construction costs, an abrupt condo sales slowdown that started in June, and a global financial crisis that has resulted in some lenders collapsing entirely while remaining banks are reluctant to lend. Two projects in Surrey have been halted, while the Olympic athletes village has been making headlines because of its difficulties in getting additional financing for cost overruns. And major developers like Concord Pacific, Westbank, ParkLane and others say that they are simply putting projects on hold until the market steadies. "It's not a project failure," Mr. Pappajohn said about his situation. "It's a market failure." Analysts say it could be months before the condo market becomes stable. That's a long time for a developer to hold expensive land and outstanding construction loans from a project halfway done. Mr. Pappajohn said he'd like to find a solution sooner than that. "Would I sell the project? In a heartbeat. I need to do what's prudent for everybody. If I could pay everybody's bills and be back to where I was five years ago, I'd have the world's most expensive MBA and be happy." In the meantime, "I'm out there. I'm looking for an angel. I'm looking for help to finish a beautiful project."
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No housing crash in Canada "In most eastern cities, builders continued to enjoy modest price gains." JAY BRYAN, The Gazette Published: 9 hours ago The latest data out of Canada's housing market demonstrate two things clearly: it's going through a significant slowdown, but, just as important, it's not following the U.S. market down the drain. The number of new homes started by Canadian builders in October was down, but only by three per cent, much less than expected by forecasters. So far this year, notes economist Paul Ferley at the Royal Bank, average monthly starts are down by less than five per cent compared with the plunge of 30 per cent seen in the U.S. Still, housing starts in Canada have been drifting down since they peaked at an annual rate of 277,000 two and a half years ago. The rate in October was 212,000. Market analysts believe that pent-up demand for homes has been increasingly satisfied over the past few years. As well, rising prices squeezed affordability for those looking for a first home. Now most analysts believe the construction decline will accelerate in the coming year, as a slowing economy puts more pressure on would-be buyers. Nevertheless, new-home prices as of September (these numbers take longer to compile), were holding up well, reflecting the same resilient demand that has kept home construction busy. A survey by Statistics Canada finds that average new-home prices across Canada were up by 2.1 per cent in September from a year earlier, although there's a lot of variation among major cities. The sharpest price changes were in cities with resource-based economies. In St. John's and Regina, where local booms have yet to peter out, prices were up by 23 per cent. But in Alberta, where an oilsands investment frenzy has cooled recently, gains have ended. In Calgary, the average new home price was down by one per cent. In Edmonton, it fell by six per cent. And after having soared higher than anywhere else in Canada, prices stalled in Vancouver (up 1.4 per cent) and Victoria (no change). In most eastern cities, builders continued to enjoy modest price gains, with the average new home up by 4.8 per cent in Montreal, three per cent in Toronto, 6.1 per cent in Quebec City and 4.3 per cent in Ottawa-Gatineau. There was a similar regional divide in housing starts, with British Columbia and Alberta down sharply from a year ago, while Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario are up. As a slowing economy squeezes prices, it's likely to be the highest-priced markets that will show the most substantial price losses, suggested Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist at the Bank of Montreal. Canada's housing downturn is likely to be much milder than the one in the U.S. because it's fundamentally different, he said. The U.S. housing collapse stemmed from a home-price bubble whose collapse is taking down the whole economy, but the key influence on Canada's generally healthy market is merely the predictable drag from a North American recession. However, a few cities in Canada witnessed such big price gains that they're likely to sell off sharply, Porter said. When the latest resale prices for existing homes come out late this week, he expects to see continued drops in Canada's highest-priced cities: Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. In Quebec and Atlantic Canada, existing home prices have continued rising and should continue to hold up relatively well, he predicted, because their more modest growth remained tied to fundamentals like average incomes. As of September, the average Montreal resale price was up by 4.4 per cent from a year earlier, while Halifax was ahead 10 per cent. By contrast, Toronto was down three per cent, Calgary was off six per cent and Vancouver had lost eight per cent. jbryan@thegazette.canwest.com
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L'entreprise de Vancouver, qui se spécialise dans la mise au point et la fabrication de piles à combustible, a indiqué lundi que sa perte nette par action avait été de 19 cents au plus récent trimestre. Pour en lire plus...
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THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL–Cadillac Fairview has announced a $52-million investment to "bring elegance and luxury to the shopping experience" at Carrefour Laval in suburban Montreal. The renovation, starting immediately and set for completion by the autumn of next year, includes relocating the shopping centre's food courts into a new 1,200-seat complex, adding more stores and ``harmonizing the common areas with the garden court." Cadillac Fairview, owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, said Wednesday the design is "inspired by the urban trend seen in shopping centres of leading international cities." The upgrading of the 34-year-old mall, now with about 300 retailers in its 1.3 million leasable square feet, will include new flooring, ceilings, lighting and soft seating areas, with construction planned to minimize inconvenience for shoppers. Other properties in Cadillac Fairview's $16-billion portfolio include the Toronto-Dominion Centre and Eaton Centre in Toronto and the Pacific Centre in Vancouver
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Dans le cadre de cette entente, la société de télécommunications fournira et installera notamment le nouveau système de téléphonie par Internet de la ville. Pour en lire plus...
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Le géant américain de l'informatique Microsoft a procédé à l'ouverture officielle de son premier centre de développement canadien en banlieue de Vancouver. Pour en lire plus...
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Des pharmacies du Downtown Eastside offrent de 5$ à 10$ par ordonnance pour attirer les toxicomanes dans leur établissement. Pour en lire plus... -
Prepare for home prices to drop Most Canadian housing markets overpriced, UBC study finds With Metro Vancouver past the peak of its current real-estate market cycle, more discussion is emerging about what the cycle's downside will look like. The latest discussion points lean towards a price correction in the double digits, with one study showing current Vancouver house prices overvalued by 11 per cent on a particular measure and an economist observing that prices are falling at a rate of 10 per cent or more this year. University of B.C. real-estate economist Tsur Somerville was lead author of a study that evaluated the cost to rent a detached, mid-market home in nine Canadian cities versus the cost to own, in order to find a balanced price. The study's conclusion was that in the second-quarter of this year, Metro Vancouver's house price, of $754,500, was 11 per cent higher than the balance point. However, that is less out of balance than Regina, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal, which are 25 per cent out of equilibrium, considering prices and rents in those markets. Halifax house prices are 20 per cent out of balance. Titled Are Canadian Housing Markets Overpriced? the study observes that housing affordability is a severe problem in some Canadian cities, limiting the ability of markets to continue to rise. Calgary prices showed as being seven per cent higher than balance. Only Toronto showed prices in balance with rents, and Edmonton, which has already seen price declines, would need to see prices climb again by eight per cent to be in balance. "I was surprised the Vancouver number is as low as it was," Somerville, director of the centre for urban economics and real estate at the Sauder School of Business at UBC, said in an interview. He added that the rent-versus-own measure is a narrow observation that treats homes like a financial asset and does not take other measures of affordability or valuation into account. And what eventually happens in the Vancouver market, Somerville said, will depend on a host of variables ranging from changes in mortgage rates to changes in the long-term average appreciation of housing prices and economic conditions. "What you can identify is where the pressures are," Somerville added. "How the market plays out is very different." Prices do not have to fall for the market to correct, Somerville said. Prices can simply stagnate over a period of time, like Vancouver experienced through the mid-1990s until 2001. However, Somerville added that Vancouver has built new homes at a much higher rate than household formation in the city during the up-cycle, and the inventory of unsold homes in the market has ballooned rapidly, which make Vancouver more susceptible to price declines. "Those are two big warning signs," he said. Somerville said another unknown in the declining market is what the buyers of pre-sale condominiums that are now under construction will do once the units are complete. If a significant number of investor-buyers of those condominiums decide to sell them right away, that would put more downward pressure on prices. However, at this point there is little evidence of "calamity in the housing market," said Helmut Pastrick, chief economist for Central 1 Credit Union, formerly known as Credit Union Central B.C. Pastrick said the reversal in the housing market was caused because of affordability. Too many first-time buyers were squeezed out of the market for prices to rise higher. However, "it would take nastier economic conditions," such as a recession or sudden spike in mortgage rates to cause a more serious decline in Vancouver's markets, he said. Pastrick said Vancouver's housing price index has declined four per cent since its peak in February, and in his latest weekly economic briefing, he noted that prices are on pace to drop 10 to 15 per cent this year. "I think [the decline] will be closer to 10 per cent by the end of the year," Pastrick added in an interview. "And the [decline] will be at least 10 per cent from top to bottom [of the cycle]." The inventory of unsold homes, which had grown dramatically over the summer, dropped a bit in August and Pastrick expected that trend to continue over the next several months. At some point in 2009, he believes, the real estate market will find a new balance "and we could see housing prices tread water." "I'm not suggesting [prices will be] flat," he said. "There's going to be some movement, but it could be a period of time where prices don't make large moves up or down - perhaps plus or minus five per cent a year." Pastrick said significant numbers of first-time buyers will have to be able to afford to buy homes before the market swings back up. Recent declines in prices help that affordability factor, he said, but low interest rates and solid income growth will also be needed to put the market into its next upswing. "After going through this adjustment period, which I think will run its course next year," Pastrick said, "we could be in a period of a flat market" that could last through 2010 to 2012. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...7-1a4e7666c4b2
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Immigrants pass Toronto to follow money West, study finds
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Immigrants pass Toronto to follow money West, study finds MARINA JIMENEZ From Thursday's Globe and Mail September 4, 2008 at 4:50 AM EDT A new study shows immigrants earn more money in Calgary, Regina and Saskatoon than they do in Toronto, a significant trend that could help explain why the city's share of immigrants is steadily declining. While Toronto remains overwhelmingly the dominant hub for newcomers, its proportion of Canada's total annual immigrant intake dropped to nearly one-third in 2007 from half in 2001. In contrast, the numbers settling in western cities such as Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon have increased every year in the past five years. "This represents a significant shift in immigration patterns," said Jack Jedwab, executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies, which released the study on immigrant family income this week. "We think of Alberta and Saskatchewan as a place for internal migration, but now the West is drawing immigrants as well." graphic Immigrants often settle where family members live, but are also drawn by economic opportunities. The oil and natural-gas booms in Alberta and Saskatchewan have led to huge labour demands and a rise in wages as business owners struggle to fill jobs. In 2005, the average annual income for an immigrant family in Calgary was $102,118, which is $33,000 more than in Montreal, $22,000 more than in Vancouver and $12,000 more than in Toronto, according to the census data analyzed in Mr. Jedwab's paper. The average income was $92,932 in Regina and $91,356 in Saskatoon. Between 2001 and 2005, Saskatchewan moved from the bottom three provinces to the top three in terms of average income for immigrant families, behind Alberta and Ontario. The wage differential between non-immigrant families in Toronto - who earned on average $139,926 a year - and those born elsewhere was 55 per cent. In contrast, the gap narrows to 33 per cent in Calgary, where non-immigrant families earn on average $136,380, and 19 per cent in Edmonton. In Regina and Saskatoon, non-immigrant families actually earn 1 per cent less on average than their immigrant counterparts. The income gap reflects social mobility. "People are asking the question, 'How am I doing as an individual, and how am I doing compared to others?' " Mr. Jedwab said. For his study on family incomes, all foreign-born Canadians were considered immigrants. But more recent cohorts of arrivals show a similar trend. Their wages are substantially lower than for the overall immigrant population; however, they still fare much better economically in the West, as well as in some smaller Ontario cities such as Oshawa and Ottawa, than in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. For example, the average annual income for an immigrant family who settled in Calgary between 2001 and 2005 was $69,148. The only city where they earned more money was Sudbury, while in Toronto, the average annual family income was $57,239; in Vancouver $53,028; and in Montreal $45,435. Ottawa's goal has always been to disperse immigrants more evenly across the country and avoid concentrating too many new arrivals in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. In 2007, cities outside the "MTV" received nearly one in three of Canada's total 236,000 newcomers. This trend is healthy, said Myer Siemiatycki, a Ryerson University professor of immigration and settlement studies, although he noted that Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver still receive the lion's share of immigrants and Montreal has actually increased its share. Well-educated newcomers may be faring better in smaller cities such as Regina because there is less competition for high-paying jobs. "Saskatchewan traditionally had problems attracting high-end talent," Prof. Siemiatycki noted. As well, the economy is not as robust and dynamic in Toronto and Montreal as it has been in Alberta and, more recently, in Saskatchewan. Ratna Omidvar, executive director of the Maytree Foundation, a charity that aims to reduce poverty and inequality in Canada, said Toronto is still a huge draw, as are surrounding cities such as Brampton and Mississauga. "For sure, there are fewer immigrants coming to Toronto, but they are going to the outlying suburbs comprising the city region," she said. -
Déboires de Zoom: Transat ajoutera des sièges 4 septembre 2008 - 17h50 Presse Canadienne Air Transat va ajouter 130 000 sièges à son offre à partir de mai 2009, ciblant des villes que desservait le défunt transporteur à rabais. Souhaitant profiter des déboires de Zoom Airlines, le voyagiste montréalais Transat (TRZ.B) ajoutera 130 000 sièges à son offre à partir de mai 2009, ciblant des villes que desservait le défunt transporteur à rabais. Le transporteur du groupe, Air Transat effectuera trois vols de plus par semaines de Montréal vers Paris, un de plus de Montréal vers Rome, cinq de plus de Toronto vers Manchester, cinq de plus de Toronto vers Londres, trois de plus de Toronto vers Glasgow, trois de plus de Toronto vers Rome, un de plus de Vancouver vers Londres, un de plus de Vancouver vers Paris et un de plus de Calgary vers Londres. La filiale britannique de Transat, Canadian Affair, ajoutera aussi des liaisons à partir de Glasgow et Londres vers Vancouver, à partir de Manchester vers Toronto, de Glasgow et Londres vers Calgary, de Glasgow et Londres vers Toronto et de Londres vers Montréal. Zoom, une société d'Ottawa, s'est placée sous la protection de la Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité la semaine dernière. Des milliers de passagers ont été laissés en plan au Canada, en Europe et dans les Antilles. Selon l'analyste David Newman, de la Financière Banque Nationale, Zoom occupait entre 15 et 20% du marché des vols nolisés transatlantiques, soit entre six et sept pour cent de l'ensemble du marché transatlantique. Selon des médias britanniques, le transporteur écossais Flyglobespan augmentera aussi son offre de vols. L'action de Transat a clôturé jeudi à 19,25 $ à la Bourse de Toronto, en baisse de 0,8%. Depuis l'annonce de la faillite de Zoom, le titre est en hausse de près de cinq pour cent.
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Montréal, ville la plus chère du Monopoly Monde 20 août 2008 - 07h45 LaPresseAffaires.com Michel Munger Bonne nouvelle pour l'ego des Montréalais: la ville hérite de la place immobilière la plus chère du jeu Monopoly Monde que va lancer le fabricant Hasbro (HAS) le 26 août. Montréal remplace la Promenade et rejoint Riga (capitale de la Lettonie) pour occuper les places de couleur marine situées près de la case Go. La métropole québécoise a remporté cet honneur après un vote international de six semaines qui a déterminé 20 des 22 villes du Monopoly Monde. Aussi, le Canada voit toutes ses villes candidates atterrir sur la planchette du jeu. Vancouver remplace l'Avenue New York, se joignant à Shanghai et Rome au sein du groupe orange. Toronto remplace pour sa part l'Avenue Virginie, partageant les cases magenta avec Kiev et Istanbul. Le vote a suscité beaucoup d'intérêt car plus de 5 millions de votes ont été enregistrés pour 70 villes candidates. En plus de remplacer les cases traditionnelles et d'adopter une thématique internationale pour ses cartes Chance et Caisse commune, Hasbro met l'énergie solaire et éolienne à la place des compagnies d'aqueduc et d'électricité. Le jeu sera disponible en 37 langues dans 50 pays dès le 26 août. Parions que les ventes montréalaises et canadiennes seront bonnes... Les 22 villes du Monopoly Monde - Marine : Montréal et Riga - Vert : Le Cap, Belgrade et Paris - Jaune : Jérusalem, Hong-Kong et Beijing - Rouge : Londres, New-York et Sydney - Orange : Vancouver, Shanghai et Rome - Magenta : Toronto, Kiev et Istanbul - Bleu pâle : Athènes, Barcelone et Tokyo - Brun : Taipei et Gdynia
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Des agents de bord qui protestent contre la perte de 630 emplois d'ici novembre se font entendre à Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg et Halifax. Pour en lire plus...
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Important déclin du nombre de touristes au Canada Montréal (La Presse) Joshua Clipperton Presse Canadienne Toronto Le Québec n'est pas la seule région canadienne touchée par la baisse du tourisme. Les trois principales destinations touristiques au pays, Montréal, Toronto et Vancouver, font toutes état de déclins significatifs du nombre de visiteurs en juillet. Les responsables du tourisme montréalais s'attendent à accueillir environ 7,8 millions de touristes cet été, pour un apport de près de 2,7 milliards $ - mais c'est moins que d'autres années, d'après John Dunn, le vice-président exécutif de Tourisme Montréal. Selon lui, toutes les conditions sont réunies pour nuire au marché canadien du tourisme cet été: prix record de l'essence, force du dollar canadien, règlements américains sur les passeports et ralentissement de l'économie mondiale. Bien que les visiteurs venus d'Europe et d'Amérique du Sud se fassent plus nombreux, ils ne suffisent pas à combler le vide laissé par les Américains qui choisissent de rester chez eux à cause de la faiblesse de l'économie et du coût élevé de l'essence à la pompe, ajoute-t-il. Vancouver attire habituellement à peu près 8,7 millions de touristes par an, qui y dépensent 3,7 milliards $. La ville a reçu six pour cent de moins d'Américains cette année, comparativement à l'an passé, selon le bureau de tourisme de la ville. Sur une période d'un an, c'est significatif, estime Walt Judas, de Tourism Vancouver. Toronto, qui a accueilli 10,6 millions de visiteurs, et bénéficié de dépenses de plus de 4 milliards $, en 2007, a connu un bon début d'été en 2008, mais cette tendance s'est estompée depuis, indique le responsable du tourisme torontois, Andrew Weir. Les dernières données de Statistique Canada datent de mai 2008 et montrent qu'au cours des cinq premiers mois de l'année, le pays a reçu près d'un million de visiteurs de moins qu'à la même période en 2007 - soit un recul de 10 pour cent. De leur côté, les Canadiens ont été plus nombreux à choisir de passer leurs vacances à l'étranger. Entre janvier et mai, près de 2,5 millions de Canadiens de plus sont sortis du pays qu'à la période correspondante en 2007, un bond de près de 13 pour cent. En revanche, certaines parties des Maritimes s'en sont un peu mieux tirées que le reste du pays. La Nouvelle-Ecosse a notamment enregistré une légère hausse de ses touristes au cours de l'année qui s'est terminée en mai 2008. Le temps pluvieux qu'ont connu le Québec et l'Ontario a aussi affecté le tourisme, selon Greg Klassen, de la Commission canadienne du tourisme. En 2007, le tourisme a contribué pour 28,6 milliards $ au produit intérieur brut du Canada, a précisé M. Klassen.
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Montréal ville d’affaires, sauf que… 9 juin 2008 - 11h57 LaPresseAffaires.com Olivier Bourque Montréal est un endroit où il est facile de faire des affaires, selon une étude de MasterCard. Montréal se positionne dans le milieu de peloton dans le nouveau classement de MasterCard des indices des centres de commerce mondiaux. La métropole se place 32e sur 75 villes qui jouent un rôle important dans l’économie mondiale. La performance de Montréal s’avère moins reluisante que celle de l’année dernière où elle avait terminé au 27e rang. Mais selon le chercheur Michael Goldberg qui a dirigé l’étude, Montréal obtient une meilleure performance car l’an dernier la liste ne comprenait que 50 villes. Elle se retrouve donc dans la première partie de la liste. «C’est une meilleure performance pour Montréal cette année», affirme M. Goldberg. La métropole se classe neuvième des villes où il est plus facile de faire des affaires. Dans cette même catégorie, Toronto et Vancouver font toutefois mieux : elles se placent quatrième et huitième respectivement. Au classement général, Toronto a pris le large chez les villes canadiennes. La Ville Reine se classe au 13e rang des principaux centres de commerce, au quatrième rang en Amérique de Nord. Vancouver pointe à la 37e position, en recul de neuf positions. Sans surprise, l’Asie et le monde anglo-saxon se partagent la tête du classement. Londres est première, devant New York, Tokyo, Singapour, Chicago et Hong Kong. Pour Londres, les chercheurs soulignent qu’elle profite «d’une économie forte et sûre et de marchés financiers dynamiques». Deux poids lourds européens des milieux financiers, Paris et Francfort, se placent septième et huitième. Pour Montréal, cette performance en recul donne tout de même à sourire. La ville se classe 10e en Amérique du Nord et elle dépasse plusieurs villes dont on vante les mérites économiques dont Houston (34e), Dallas (35e), Barcelone (38e), Melbourne (41e) ou Dubaï (44e). Montréal fait mieux également que certaines mégalopoles dont Moscou (51e), Pékin (57e) ou Rio de Janeiro (65e). Selon le chercheur Goldberg, la métropole se distingue par «la stabilité de son économie» et «l’efficacité de son système» lorsqu’un homme d’affaires veut investir dans la ville. Aussi, la venue du marché climatique annoncé à la fin mai est un atout pour Montréal qui peut également compter sur la force des villes européennes pour générer de l’activité économique, considère M. Goldberg. Au chapitre de la qualité de vie, Vancouver se classe première largement devant Montréal qui se classe toutefois au 13e. Autre point notable, plusieurs villes américaines connaissent une baisse de régime en 2008 notamment Los Angeles (10e à 17e), Miami (21e à 29e) ou Houston (22e à 34e). Au contraire, d’autres villes d’économies émergentes font un bond dans le classement dont Shanghai (32e à 24e) et Moscou - qui ne figurait même pas au classement en 2007. Pour établir l’indice, le groupe d’experts a évalué la performance des villes en fonction de plusieurs variables notamment la stabilité économique, la facilité de faire des affaires, les flux financiers et la création du savoir. http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080609/LAINFORMER/80609121/5891/LAINFORMER01/?utm_source=Fils&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=LPA_S_INFORMER
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A place to indulge your inner fantasy The opus montreal is a hotel with multiple personalities Mar 30, 2008 04:30 AM MONTrEAL–Remember when getting in touch with yourself involved either recreational drugs, transcendental meditation or, at the very least, a dusty summer of backpacking across Europe? No longer. Today, it's a high-end affair, best achieved at boutique getaways, like the uber-chic Opus Hôtel Montreal. At the corner of Sherbrooke St. and Boulevard Saint-Laurent, where Old Montreal meets new, Opus Hôtel Montreal's 136 rooms and suites evolved from the venerable Hotel Godin, North America's first poured-concrete building. Built by Joseph Arthur Godin in 1914, the sleek art nouveau structure was updated in 2004, by architect Dan Hanganu, who added a modern wing of glass and steel. When Opus Hotel Vancouver owner John deC. Evans bought the property in 2007, the goal was to improve while preserving original elegance. The painstaking process is still underway, as architects work to revamp the fine dining restaurant and build what is expected to become Montreal's largest terrace bar, with dramatic space indoors and out to accommodate both large groups and the chic evening crowd. The Evans family knows hotels. Having already enjoyed great success with Opus Vancouver, they were confident their Quebec version would be well received. "We knew Montreal had the right vibe for this kind of hotel," says Katherine Evans, 27, daughter of John and the force behind Opus Hôtel Montreal's promotion, marketing and food and beverage functions. Opus has quickly become one of Montreal's most stylish boutique hotels, and certainly the only one to offer rooms that enable guests to get in touch with their inner Pierre, Susan, Mike, Dede or Billy. Finding yourself at Opus is a matter of matching decor to desire. Creative interior design that echoes a successful system used at Opus Vancouver has divided the hotel's rooms and suites into five personality collections, each with distinct characteristics. Pierre, for example, is a Parisian designer, in search of a sophisticated sanctuary. The walls of his room and suite collection are deep orange, the furniture, rich dark wood, and the bed coverings a mix of strong, warm textures and patterns. The effect, at once dramatic and urbane, invites you to pour yourself a glass of something very expensive and put your feet up. If the inner you is tender, select the Susan. With walls drenched in periwinkle, soft white linens and romantic silken pillows, a Susan suite is riddled with romance, the white leather settees and ottomans so languorous, you might just drape yourself over them and never leave. Elegant Pierre, romantic Susan, high-powered physician Mike, musician-party-boy Billy and outrageous diva Dede (take special note of the funky toss pillows on Dede's beds) – choose the suite that speaks to your inner self, slip into the robe that awaits in your closet, and head for the bathroom. Every Opus room and suite features a porcelain paradise with not only delectable L'Occitane amenities and perhaps the deepest bathtub you'll ever soak in, but also a personal, hand-held oxygen canister to give brain cells a boost on the road to self-discovery. Continue your self-discovery voyage at nearby Spa Valmont (the only Canadian location of the famous Swiss line) where therapists cosset you in plush terry and provide to-die-for facial and body treatments. Signature products contain the finest salmon roe – like face caviar, it's a decadent restorative. Rejuvenated, celebrate the glorious new you at Opus' Suco Restaurant while Executive Chef Mohammed Zai, recent winner of Quebec's chef of the year award, spins local fare into exotic delicacies. http://www.thestar.com/Travel/article/349113
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Vancouver se densifie, Montreal sprawls. http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss2006/Maps/ThematicMaps_f.jsp Les cartes interactive de la progression sur 35 ans sont tres interessantes. Pour les amateurs de gratte-ciels, ca se traduit en 'plus de buildings en hauteurs a Vancouver, moins a Montreal'.
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The upscale new face of Old Montreal More laid-back scene smacks of sophistication Maxine MendelssohnFor Canwest News Service Sunday, March 09, 2008 First came boutique hotels and condos, then yoga studios and shops. Now it's bars, supper clubs and a vibrant nightlife: Old Montreal has become a party destination in its own right. And its more laid-back scene is attracting some of the club kids who once clambered to get into the city's hot spots. While these places still pack in the crowds, a bit of fete fatigue has set in on Montreal's two traditional party streets -- Crescent St. and St. Laurent Blvd. The lineups that don't move, some as long as 100 people, the hefty price tag on drinks; it can be a bit much. Now, chic partiers co-exist nicely with tourists in horse-drawn caleches winding their way through the cobblestone streets. New resto-bars like Santos, Wilson and Cherry are becoming popular destinations, offering their own brand of chic decor, fancy drinks and a party atmosphere. On the weekends, smaller bars in Old Montreal are often filled to capacity, but the larger ones have plenty of breathing room. "In the Old Port, if they don't let you in it's not because you're not having bottle service, it's because there's no room." Some party places on St. Laurent Blvd. have become so in demand that they only let in customers who order bottle service, which can cost upwards of $300. The 20- and 30-somethings who flock to Old Montreal want intimate dinners and drinks, not teens flaunting cash and downing rows of vodka shooters. There are occasional, small lineups and only one club has a cover charge in Old Montreal. It's definitely easier to get your foot in the door. "They make it easy and appealing to party here," said 27-year-old Maria Toumanova. "Everything is getting a facelift and people are coming down to check it out. It's a great alternative to the common party places downtown." Dimitri Antonopoulos has been betting heavily on Old Montreal for the last eight years. His company, the Antonopoulos Group, owns a number of Old Montreal hot spots including Suite 701, Mechant Boeuf and the Place d'Armes Hotel, which opened in 2000. "The W Hotel (which opened four years later) also helped bring people down here, then restaurants and nice shops started opening up, too. All these businesses attracted a savvier customer and hipper tourists," said Antonopoulos, VP of marketing. Mechant Boeuf is Antonopoulos's newest venture. There is always a place to sit, and conversations don't require yelling, something that's standard at the downtown clubs. "These are discerning partiers," Antonopoulos said. "They know the ins and outs of clubbing, but they're growing up and maybe they want something different. It's a new market in Montreal." © The Vancouver Province 2008 http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=2750276e-1761-495b-b845-d1a0490f8856
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Aujourd'hui, je suis allé voir une amie du Cegep du Vieux-Montréal. Elle avait un examen, donc pendant ce temps, j'ai marché un peu. Je crois qu'ils ont nivelé finalement... Le monstre dort... Colisée (il me fascine encore toujours) Montmarte 333 sherbrooke Affiche du Swatow Vancouver ou Montréal? Solano Phase II Viger
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Selon la SCHL Montréal offre les logements les plus abordables au Canada
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Presse Canadienne (PC) 31/10/2007 De toutes les grandes villes canadiennes, c'est à Montréal que les logements sont les plus abordables et à Toronto qu'ils le sont le moins. C'est ce que révèle la Société canadienne d'hypothèque et de logement qui a publié, aujourd'hui, un nouvel outil de mesure à cet effet, affublé du titre d'indicateur de «l'abordabilité» des logements locatifs. En contrepartie, la SCHL précise que le degré d'abordabilité augmente à Toronto et diminue à Montréal, tout comme à Calgary, où l'afflux de population crée une vive demande. L'indicateur de l'abordabilité n'est pas une simple comparaison du prix des logements d'une ville à l'autre mais bien une analyse dans laquelle sont inclus les revenus des ménages locataires d'une région donnée et ce qu'ils doivent gagner pour payer le loyer sans y consacrer plus de 30 pour cent de leur revenu. L'indicateur publié par la SCHL compare les marchés de Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montréal et Halifax. En partant du plus abordable, Montréal vient donc en tête, suivi dans l'ordre par Halifax, Calgary, Vancouver et Toronto. L'expression «abordabilité», quant à elle, est une traduction directe de l'anglais «affordability» et, bien qu'elle soit utilisée depuis quelques années par de nombreuses agences gouvernementales et incluse dans le Grand dictionnaire terminologique en ligne de l'Office de la langue française, elle ne se retrouve dans aucun dictionnaire de la lange française, ni sur le dictionnaire en ligne de l'Académie française. Dossiers• Le site de la SCHL -
Adidas, Arc'Teryx et H&M débarquent rue Sainte-Catherine
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9 août 2007 - La Presse Les fabricants d'articles de sport et d'accessoires Adidas et Arc'Teryx débarquent rue Sainte-Catherine, de même que la chaîne H&M, qui y installe son navire amiral. Si leur arrivée confirme la grande popularité de la principale artère commerciale de Montréal, elle démontre aussi que les fabricants n'hésitent plus à ouvrir des magasins-vitrines. La chaîne H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), de Suède, cherchait depuis longtemps les grands locaux appropriés, rue Sainte-Catherine, pour ouvrir son plus grand magasin de la région. H&M Canada, de Toronto, les a trouvés et a signé un bail à long terme, confirme la porte-parole, Laura Shankland. De gros travaux d'aménagement seront effectués avant l'ouverture, qui n'est prévue que dans un an. Laura Shankland refuse de préciser la superficie du magasin, le nombre d'étages et l'adresse exacte, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest. Mais il s'agira d'«un H&M d'une grande superficie et avec une adresse fantastique», assure-t-elle. La chaîne suédoise, dont les vêtements sont conçus à Stockholm et fabriqués en partie en Asie, a ouvert huit magasins dans la région de Montréal depuis 2005. H&M ouvrira son premier magasin de Québec aux Galeries de la Capitale, le 6 septembre prochain. D'une superficie de 14 000 pieds carrés, le magasin présentera des collections pour femmes, enfants et bébés, mais pas pour hommes. Un troisième magasin au pays pour Adidas Le fabricant Adidas, d'Allemagne, a par ailleurs ouvert le 2 août dernier son premier magasin à Montréal et son troisième au Canada, au 1238, Sainte-Catherine Ouest. Ce magasin arrive après ceux de Vancouver et de Toronto. La boutique de 2350 pieds carrés se veut branchée sur la mode avec sa vaste gamme de chaussures et de vêtements aux couleurs vives, pour femmes et hommes, souligne la porte-parole, Micki Rivers. Depuis 1920, les produits d'Adidas ont été adoptés par de nombreux athlètes professionnels. Les collections Sport Heritage les réinterprètent au goût du jour. Adidas a déjà ouvert des boutiques dans des capitales comme Tokyo, Londres, Hong Kong, Berlin, New York et Chicago. «Ça ne dérougit pas», déclare la directrice du magasin Adidas de Montréal, Isabelle Grondin, au sujet des premiers jours de vente. Le fabricant de vêtements Arc'Teryx, de Vancouver, a pour sa part choisi Montréal pour l'ouverture de son «premier magasin au monde». Les sportifs trouvent déjà les vêtements Arc'Teryx dans les magasins Atmosphère, La Cordée et Mountain Equipment Coop. La boutique Arc'Teryx, sise au 1515, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, se veut une salle de montre pour les détaillants et une vitrine pour les clients, explique le directeur, Jean-François Parent. La clientèle est au rendez-vous, même si Arc'Teryx a ouvert discrètement, sans faire de promotion, dit-il. Avant tout un designer de vêtements, dont 70% sont fabriqués à l'usine de Vancouver, Arc'Teryx a cependant encore beaucoup à apprendre dans le commerce de détail, conclut Jean-François Parent. -
12 juin 2007 Montréal est la ville la plus attrayante du monde pour démarrer une entreprise selon une étude réalisée par MasterCard. De fait, trois villes canadiennes - Montréal, Toronto et Vancouver - raflent les trois premières places de cette catégorie de la grande étude sur les centres de commerce mondiaux. Les trois villes canadiennes trônent également au sommet dans la catégorie des villes où il est le plus facile de brasser des affaires. Toronto, Vancouver et Montréal s'échangent les trois premières positions, mais elles monopolisent la tête du classement de la division. Au classement général des 50 villes qui constituent les centres de commerce de l'économie mondiale, Montréal se classe 27e, tout juste devant Vancouver (28e), et derrière Toronto, qui arrive au 12e rang. La performance remarquable des villes canadiennes au chapitre du classement des centres de commerce mondiaux nous rappelle le privilège que nous avons de vivre ici et d'y faire des affaires — Le président de MasterCard Canada, Kevin Stanton. Réalisée par des économistes de renommée mondiale, l'étude a classé les villes selon six critères: Le cadre juridique et politique La stabilité économique La facilité à y faire des affaires Le flux financier Les centres d'activités commerciales La création du savoir et le flux d'information les cinq premières villes du palmarès: Londres New York Tokyo Chicago Hong Kong
