Access to aquatic recreation and therapy has long been difficult for those with disabilities or for those of a certain age. In many cases, prior to the new millennia, access to pools and spas was difficult if not impossible.
While most of the nation is still in an anxious state of uncertainty, the pool and spa industry is wondering if this year will be even more successful than last.
Thanks to the rebates offered by electrical utilities across the country, there is a terrific opportunity to help make residential homes energy efficient.
After slight growth in 2018, the Canadian swimming pool market, based on the number of permits issued, continued its positive upward trend in 2019. In fact, the total number of permits recorded last year was the second highest in the last 20 years, ranking only behind 2016 (13,054)
Despite the Canadian pool industry’s solid year in 2016, the number of building permits issued in 2017 declined slightly. However, this was not immediately apparent thanks, in part, to the pent up demand for pools that occurred during the previous summer.
For nearly a decade, Pool & Spa Marketing has conducted an annual salary survey, which provides a season-to-season comparison of the pool industry based on the number of permits for residential pools for all census metropolitan areas across Canada.
After a number of ebb and flow seasons, the Canadian pool industry had a breakthrough year in 2016. In fact, the total number of swimming pool building permits registered last year was the third most in the last five decades. In terms of historical data, one would need to...
This report marks the seventh year we’ve asked readers of Pool & Spa Marketing to participate in our annual salary survey to provide input on the state of the country’s pool, spa/hot tub, and landscaping design/build and retail industry, as well as offer foresight into the coming season and...
