- Canada is set to have a warehouse building boom as the rising demand for online goods is expected to continue. Starting in 2020, due to the effects of the pandemic, the increase in demand is expected to carry on throughout 2021
- A new report by brokerage CBRE Ltd showed that 40 million square feet of additional warehouse space will be needed within the next 5 years, as ecommerce sales rose 32% last year. That is more then all leaseable space available in the countries three biggest industrial real estate markets combined
- Canada has been at the forefront of ecommerce growth, holding some of the fastest growth rates, with over 40% of shoppers going online during the pandemic, according to statistics from JP Morgan