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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

Building permits, July 2009

Contractors took out just over $4.6 billion worth of building permits in July, an 11.4% decrease from June. An important factor in the decline was a strike by civic workers in the city of Toronto, which shut down municipal offices for most of the month. Excluding Toronto, the total value of building permits declined by 1.8%.

Education indicators in Canada: An international perspective

Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, September 2009

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