Canada Construction Report and Forecast for New Openings

The Construction Pipeline peaked in Q1 2008 and now stands at 231 projects/29,517 rooms, the lowest level in seven quarters. • Projects Under Construction peaked in Q2 2007, followed by five consecutive quarters of decline. Today, 36% of the Total Pipeline projects are Under Construction.

• At 83 projects/10,426 rooms, Scheduled Starts in the Next 12 Months are down 11% Quarter over Quarter (QoQ). Early Planning totals declined 15% to 65 projects/8,094 rooms. Both are reflective of projects stalled in the Pipeline due to a slowing economy and a difficult financing environment.

• Within the Pipeline, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia account for 75% of all projects under development.

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• 101 projects/16,645 rooms, some 56% of the Total Pipeline Rooms, are located in just 6 cities: Toronto, Niagara Falls, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, and Calgary.

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