Greater Montreal

Prime Minister concludes successful visit from Prime Minister of Greece

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Greater Montreal, Climate change, Development, Partnership, United, Greek War of Independence, Wildfire, United Nations, World Trade Organization, Organization, Economy, Tourism, Hellenic

OTTAWA, ON, March 25, 2024 /CNW/ - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Canada from March 24 to 25.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, March 25, 2024 /CNW/ - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Canada from March 24 to 25.
  • During the visit, the Prime Ministers agreed to strengthen bilateral co-operation in emergency management and public safety.
  • Prime Minister Mitsotakis' visit will deepen our friendship as we create good jobs, grow trade, tackle climate change, and protect democracy.
  • This is Prime Minister Mitsotakis' first official visit to Canada since his election as Prime Minister of Greece in 2019.

Montreal Resale Market Turns Around Earlier Than Anticipated

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Bank, Sale, Estate agent, CMA, Greater Montreal, Arms industry

L’ÎLE-DES-SOEURS, Quebec, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of February 2024. The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.

Key Points: 
  • Prices steadily climbing while market conditions continue to favour sellers despite an 18 per cent increase in total listings.
  • The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.
  • The median price increases were more pronounced for Vaudreuil-Soulanges (+11 per cent) and the South Shore of Montreal (+9 per cent).
  • The Island of Montreal, Laval, the North Shore of Montreal and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu follow with a similar increase of 5 per cent.

Montreal’s Resale Market Starts 2024 on Strong Note

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Growth, Estate agent, Greater Montreal, Sale, Bank, CMA, Cryptocurrency

L'ILE-DES-SOEURS, Quebec, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of January 2024. The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.

Key Points: 
  • L'ILE-DES-SOEURS, Quebec, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of January 2024.
  • The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.
  • Note that this level of transactional activity is lower than the historical average recorded for this time of year since the Centris system began compiling market data in 2000.
  • This has been beneficial for the real estate market,” notes Charles Brant, QPAREB Market Analysis Director.

Despite Slow Transactional Activity, the Montreal Real Estate Market Stays the Course

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Greater Montreal, CMA, Estate agent, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Sale, Pressure

L’ÎLE-DES-SOEURS, Quebec, Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of November 2023. The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.

Key Points: 
  • Despite weak sales since the start of fall, the accumulation of properties for sale on the market is very gradual.
  • L’ÎLE-DES-SOEURS, Quebec, Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of November 2023.
  • The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.
  • It should be noted that this is the second-lowest level of transactional activity recorded for this time of year since Centris began compiling market data in 2000.

Alvotech and JAMP Pharma Announce Receipt of Marketing Authorization for Jamteki™ (AVT04), the First Biosimilar of Stelara® (ustekinumab)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Health Canada, Ustekinumab, Patient, Marketing, Caregiver, Biosimilar, Partnership, Adalimumab, Generic drug, Greater Montreal

REYKJAVIK, Iceland and BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec, Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, and JAMP Pharma Group (“JAMP Pharma”), a Canadian owned pharmaceutical organization headquartered in the Greater Montreal area, announced today that Health Canada has granted JAMP Pharma marketing authorization for AVT04, a biosimilar to Stelara® (ustekinumab) developed by Alvotech. AVT04 will be marketed under the brand name JamtekiTM.

Key Points: 
  • PrJamtekiTM is the second biosimilar developed under this partnership that receives marketing authorization in Canada.
  • REYKJAVIK, Iceland and BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec, Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, and JAMP Pharma Group (“JAMP Pharma”), a Canadian owned pharmaceutical organization headquartered in the Greater Montreal area, announced today that Health Canada has granted JAMP Pharma marketing authorization for AVT04, a biosimilar to Stelara® (ustekinumab) developed by Alvotech.
  • This is the second biosimilar to receive marketing authorization, developed under an exclusive commercialization partnership between Alvotech and JAMP Pharma.
  • JAMP Pharma and Alvotech announced their exclusive partnership for the commercialization of biosimilars in Canada in January 2022 then expanded the agreement in October 2022.

Alvotech and JAMP Pharma announce receipt of marketing authorization for PrJamtekiTM (AVT04), the first biosimilar of Stelara® (ustekinumab)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Health Canada, Ustekinumab, Patient, Marketing, Caregiver, Biosimilar, Partnership, Adalimumab, Generic drug, QC, Greater Montreal

PrJamtekiTM is the second biosimilar developed under this partnership that receives marketing authorization in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • PrJamtekiTM is the second biosimilar developed under this partnership that receives marketing authorization in Canada.
  • This is the second biosimilar to receive marketing authorization, developed under an exclusive commercialization partnership between Alvotech and JAMP Pharma.
  • "We are very pleased to receive marketing authorization for our second biosimilar in Canada with JAMP Pharma," said Robert Wessman, Chairman and CEO of Alvotech.
  • JAMP Pharma and Alvotech announced their exclusive partnership for the commercialization of biosimilars in Canada in January 2022 then expanded the agreement in October 2022.

Market Slowdown in October: Sales Take a Hit Due to an Increasingly Challenging Environment

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Monday, November 6, 2023
CMA, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Bank, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Greater Montreal, Pressure, Island, Estate agent, Uncertainty, Real estate, Property management, Cryptocurrency

L’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Quebec, Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of October 2023. The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.

Key Points: 
  • The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.
  • This is a decrease of 2 per cent or 65 transactions compared to the same period last year.
  • “While there are fewer active buyers in the market, there continues to be latent interest in buying a property.
  • Secondly, the North Shore of Montreal (607 sales), Laval (235 sales), Vaudreuil-Soulanges (105 sales) and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (52 sales) experienced respective declines of 12 per cent, 17 per cent, 19 per cent and 30 per cent.

raddarᵀᴹ, the reinvented flyer, expands in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia

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Friday, November 3, 2023
Meal, Canada Post, History, Face, CROP, Senior, Radar, TSX, Transcontinental (company), Online shopping, Airline, Greater Montreal, Metroland, Greater Toronto Area

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of its successful launch in Montréal this spring, TC Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) announces the expansion of raddarTM, the reinvented flyer, across Québec as well as in areas of Ontario and British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • raddarTM is a thin leaflet folded in four that combines flyers from various retailers into a single printed product.
  • With raddarTM and its digital platform raddar.ca , consumers can benefit from the best of both worlds.
  • Between February and May 2024, raddarTM will be rolled out gradually across the province of Québec, replacing Publisac.
  • This will add 2.8 million households to the 1 million copies of raddarTM already distributed in the Greater Montreal area.

Volvo VNR Electric Trucks Deliver Zero-Tailpipe Emissions and Groceries for Loblaws, Canada's Grocery Retail Leader

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Greater Montreal, Loblaw Companies, No Name, Food, Maxi, Organization, Atmosphere, No frills, Transport, Volvo Trucks, Partnership, Volvo, Noise, Climate change, Automotive industry, Renewable energy

The ultra quiet, zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks deliver cleaner air and reduced noise and will be leveraged to transport products to the company’s stores in the Greater Montreal Area.

Key Points: 
  • The ultra quiet, zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks deliver cleaner air and reduced noise and will be leveraged to transport products to the company’s stores in the Greater Montreal Area.
  • The Volvo VNR Electric trucks have a battery capacity of 565 kWh and can be fully charged in approximately 90-minutes.
  • The trucks will be maintained and serviced by authorized Volvo dealer Camions Volvo Montreal, which was named as one of the first two Canadian dealerships to earn the designation of Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle Dealership.
  • To learn more about Volvo Trucks North America and the Volvo VNR Electric, visit the company website .

IKEA Canada set to open more customer meeting points in Quebec and Ontario

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Greater Montreal, IKEA, Life, London Plan, Pick, Galeries d'Anjou, Dream, Plan, Online shopping, Greater Vancouver

BURLINGTON, ON, Oct. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - IKEA Canada announces plans to open new customer meeting points in Ontario and Quebec as part of its omnichannel journey towards making home furnishing products and services more accessible to the many Canadians.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGTON, ON, Oct. 25, 2023 /CNW/ - IKEA Canada announces plans to open new customer meeting points in Ontario and Quebec as part of its omnichannel journey towards making home furnishing products and services more accessible to the many Canadians.
  • The national retailer will be expanding its Plan and order point network with new locations in Lachenaie, Quebec and London, Ontario.
  • As a leader in life at home, IKEA is focused on delivering an integrated and seamless customer journey across all meeting points.
  • To learn more about building a career with IKEA and joining the teams that will bring these new customer meetings points to life, visit https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/this-is-ikea/work-with-us/ .