AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCPP Investments & CtrlS Deal: CPP Investments is taking an 8.2% stake in India’s CtrlS Datacenters and launching a joint venture to build large-scale data centre campuses, a direct bet on AI and cloud infrastructure growth. Canada-Electricity Push: A new report argues Canada can win more investment by building low-cost clean power faster, but warns provinces aren’t planning enough new supply and transmission for industrial demand. Toronto Pearson Upgrade: Toronto Pearson has started a $3B, decade-long overhaul to expand capacity for 65M passengers a year, including major airside and baggage upgrades. G7/Trump Talks: Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had seven or eight discussions with U.S. President Trump at the G7, covering the economy, AI, Ukraine and the Iran peace deal, with no formal bilateral meeting. Carney-Germany Minerals: Canada and Germany agreed to deepen critical-minerals supply-chain resilience, including stockpiling and capital investments by end-2026. Housing & Immigration: Statistics Canada finds recent immigrants are closing the homeownership gap faster than earlier cohorts, even as affordability remains tight. Energy Infrastructure Abroad: New York cleared the CHPE line to import clean power from Canada, underscoring cross-border grid investment momentum. AI Cost Pressure: Canadian tech firms are feeling rising internal AI costs and are shifting toward tighter cost tracking and smarter AI use. Mining/Services: Metso opened a new service centre in Prince George, boosting local support for gold and copper operations in Western Canada.
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