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However, if we break down those numbers by province, just one - third of Alberta employers expect to ramp up business activity, while in the rest of Canada 67 per cent say activity will increase.

Forty - two per cent predict an increase, and 38 per cent say activity will remain stable.

Alberta's outlook is less optimistic with 42 per cent predicting an increase, and 38 per cent saying activity will remain stable.

Alberta's outlook is less optimistic, only 42 per cent predicting an increase, and 38 per cent saying activity will remain stable.

Not exact matches

CREA said Friday the level of sales activity marked a four - year low for the month of March and was seven per cent below the 10 - year average.

Apprentice commencements in the construction industry decreased by 22 per cent during the past financial year - a situation Mr Dawson said did not bode well for increasing activity.

Chan, ex-policy director for former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, defended himself by saying it was unnecessary for him to register since the proportion of his lobbying activities falls well short of the Lobbying Act's 20 per cent minimum threshold.

Morrison said the month ended about three - per - cent below the 10 - year average for sales in August, signalling a return to historically normal activity after record - breaking sales earlier this year.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 per cent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

In an update ahead of its interim results in August, the general insurer said that «significantly higher than expected claims activity» during the first five months of the year is expected to cause that division to report a first half combined operating ratio, a key measure of profitability, of around 110 per cent.

These educators are not too happy about the foreign - policy images and activities of the U.S., since only 57 per cent say that the nation is «in general a force for good in the world.»

«While Coles continues to lift its investment in price, we believe Woolworths is becoming increasingly rational, dropping the level of promotional activity by 9 per cent in the third quarter and stabilising deflation,» Mr Gilbert said.

And the association highlighted a survey of its members which found that 88 per cent said shooting gives them moderate to high - intensity exercise and 71 per cent said their levels of physical activity would suffer without shooting.

But, dispelling the popular perception that they would rather do next to nothing at all, 72 per cent said they would rather engage in activities like football, dance, going to the gym or martial arts.

Only a third (31 per cent) of the patients questioned said that they were advised to do physical activity at any point during their treatment.

«Deforestation in the tropics accounts for nearly 20 per cent of carbon emissions due to human activities,» Dr Canadell says.

Across secondary schools in England, the research shows that 78 per cent of secondary school teachers surveyed by the National Foundation for Education Research say their school offers volunteering programmes to build their pupils» life skills, but just eight per cent of pupils aged 11 - 16 in England and Wales surveyed by Ipsos MORI say they take part in these sorts of extra-curricular activities.

Nearly one in five (19 per cent) said they had been in arrears or debt to their child's school for payments for things such as lunches or activities, with over a third (36 per cent) saying that the situation was not dealt with sensitively by the school.

Habits by Outdoor Activity Workers A recent national sun protection survey by the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund, investigating sun protection habits in the UK, reveals that a quarter of those who work outdoors with children admit to a child having sunburn whilst in their care, and a worrying 40 per cent say children still turn up to outdoor sessions without any sun protection whatsoever.

This commitment doesn't stop once the young people have completed their programmes; research shows that 82 per cent of young people said that their DofE has made them want to continue with volunteering activities in the future.

Of course, this is by no means to suggest that the 25 per cent of young people who said they had heard about or taken part in a Tomorrow's Engineers Week activity in November will go on to become engineers.

They said that schools want to help children be as active as possible — the top three objectives for school customers to improve their outdoor facilities are to increase opportunities for active outdoor play (85.7 per cent), physical activity (68.5 per cent) and outdoor learning (62.8 per cent).

Children also move more when schools improve their outside space — 68.5 per cent said schools report an increase in children's physical activity following outdoor improvements.

While nearly 90 per cent (87.2) said their hours had increased, almost 95 per cent (94.9) also said that their work had become more complex and more than 95 per cent (95.1) said that the range of their work - related activities had increased.

Having interviewed 300 young people aged 16 to 25, the charity Fixers, who undertook the study, found that 27 per cent of young people said they had felt pressured into sexting, sexual activity, drinking alcohol or taking drugs while in or around school; 34 per cent did not feel safe walking to and from school; and 12 per cent had been sexually assaulted.

In Year 6, 83 per cent of students said they represented their school in activities outside of class, 78 per cent were involved in peer support programs, and 75 per cent had voted for class representatives.

Around 50 per cent of the Digital Technologies Curriculum can be taught without the use of a computer, according to the Victorian Department of Education and Training, so Matthews says there's plenty of room for unplugged activities as well.

YST member schools (95 per cent) were more likely than non-member schools (92 per cent) to say that physical activity was encouraged during the school day at their school.

Of the schools surveyed between April and July this year, 83 per cent said that participation in extracurricular sporting activities had gone up, while over 90 per cent reported better behaviour and that pupils were fitter and healthier overall.

Children move more when schools improve their outside space — 68.5 per cent said schools report an increase in children's physical activity following outdoor improvements.

Mr Ierston said: «Alongside the excellent progress our pupils make in the classroom, an analysis of our enrichment programmes show that 85 per cent of our pupils regularly take part in extra-curricular activities, 100 per cent of year seven and eight students have either completed or are on target to complete their awards in fencing, ju - jitsu, first aid, life - saving and sports leadership, and all year nine students are on target to complete the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award by the end of the year.»

Seventy - seven per cent said transport problems prevent children from taking part in after school or college activities so they are unable get involved in school sports, choirs and orchestras or plays.

Although home buyers can negotiate lower mortgage rates than those posted by the banks − Mr. Sammut said that five - year fixed rates are generally between 3.59 per cent and 3.69 per cent − the increases to posted rates suggest that borrowing costs are rising to reflect stronger economic activity, rising inflation and higher interest rates.

Traditional leisure pursuits such as cycling and countryside walking were popular too; with 75 per cent of respondents saying they are «likely» to include such activities in their holiday or short break.

«As well as making good friends online, 81 per cent of gamers play with real - life friends and family, suggesting MMORPGs are by no means an asocial activity, nor are the players socially introverted,» said Griffiths.

When asked a different question about the causes of climate change, which removed the reference to personal beliefs, 90 per cent of respondents said human activity was a factor.

The results of the survey show almost nine in 10 respondents said the world's climate is changing (88 per cent), and more than eight in 10 said human activity was at least partly the cause (84 per cent).

«On a monthly basis, it is now about 50 per cent of our activity,» he says.

«We have a number of students who have indicated that they are going to exercise their rights not to participate in academic activities for the duration of the strike, and that is probably a little over 10 per cent of the total JD population, so just under 90 per cent will [participate],» says Sossin.

«We were able to look at trend lines and say if we have 800 cases every year they will sit at the patent office for two years and then we will hit a period of activity and so then we will start to see where our costs would increase 20 to 30 per cent,» said Ishimaru.

More than half of resource and mining employers say productivity is affected by talent shortages, and respondents are more optimistic about next year with 88 per cent expecting increased or stable business activity.

In the survey conducted in November, 70 per cent of employers said they expected business activity to increase in the coming months, but only 38 per cent said they expected to do any hiring.

Fifty - seven per cent of banking and finance employers said they think there will be an increase in business activity in 2017.

In fact, employers across Canada said business activity was down more than 10 per cent versus 2014 levels, suggesting the unsteady economy caught many off guard.

Sixty - seven per cent of Ontario employers also predict increasing activity, and 68 per cent of Quebec respondents say the same.

Based on Hays Canada research, 65 per cent of employers say business activity will increase, and approximately 40 per cent of employers plan to increase permanent headcount.

Looking across Canada, 63 per cent of BC employers say business activity increased in 2016, and 39 per cent say it will increase again in 2017.

Property professionals, specifically, are optimistic for their business activity with 65 per cent of employers saying they expect business activity to increase in 2017.

This question should be urgent for Canadian business leaders and managers because the Hays Canada 2017 Salary Guide finds that 62 per cent of employers expect business activity to increase, but only 35 per cent say they will increase headcount.

A new report from Equifax Canada says high - risk and suspected fraudulent mortgage activity is on the rise, citing a 52 per cent increase in suspected fraudulent mortgage applications since 2013.