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EFC’s Economic Forecast Day: An Outlook on 2022/2023

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August 11, 2022

· Maureen Farrow, President, Economap Inc.

· Alex Carrick, Chief Economist, ConstructConnect,

Join your industry colleagues for this informative event and learn about current economic trends impacting the Global and Canadian market, as well as macroeconomic forecasts and construction outlooks for the U.S. and Canada.

For questions, contact Nathalie Lajoie at nlajoie@electrofed.com

Go HERE to register

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This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.

Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.