Canadian industries operated at 78.5% of their production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease from 78.9% in the third quarter, which was revised upward by 0.4 percentage points. Capacity utilization in the construction sector decreased 0.5 percentage points to 80.4% in the fourth quarter. This represents the eighth decline in 10 quarters. The decrease in the fourth quarter coincided with declining activity in residential and engineering construction. Capacity utilization in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector also decreased, down by 0.6 percentage points to 77.1% in the fourth ... (full story)