Workforce Increase Required to Meet Housing Supply Targets to Address Affordability in Canada
Posted: Apr 22nd, 2024In: ConstructionNewsBuildForce Canada released its residential employment outlook for 2024-2033 on April 11, which predicts that in order to reach the 5.8 million housing starts over the next 10 years needed to address housing affordability, Canada’s[...]
Read More about Workforce Increase Required to Meet Housing Supply Targets to Address Affordability in CanadaIndustry Professionals respond to 2024 Federal Budget
Posted: Apr 19th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsFinance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces the new federal budget in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) and the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) have issued statements in response to[...]
Read More about Industry Professionals respond to 2024 Federal BudgetProven strategies to improve gender equity in Canada’s construction sector and today’s changing workplace
Posted: Apr 16th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Mikael Blomkvist from Pexels I started my career in Structural Engineering in the residential sector. While I was aware early on that engineering was a male-dominated profession, I had little preparation for the[...]
Read More about Proven strategies to improve gender equity in Canada’s construction sector and today’s changing workplaceB.C.’s 7th Annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month recognizes excellence across industry
Posted: Apr 9th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Life Of Pix from Pexels British Columbia’s seventh annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month aims to recognize excellence across the industry in two areas of priority: culture change, and leadership. This year’s celebration[...]
Read More about B.C.’s 7th Annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month recognizes excellence across industryICI investment off to a cool start in 2024: OCS
Posted: Apr 8th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsA recent economic report by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) revealed that total ICI building construction investment dropped 1.8 per cent from December to January, mainly due to a -2.7 per cent monthly change in the commercial[...]
Read More about ICI investment off to a cool start in 2024: OCSHousing starts stable in 2023, but demand still outpaces growing supply of apartments
Posted: Apr 4th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada’s six largest cities remained stable at near all-time high levels last year, driven by a surge of new apartment starts despite demand[...]
Read More about Housing starts stable in 2023, but demand still outpaces growing supply of apartmentsUnemployment rate up; Permit value rises slightly: OCS
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2024In: ConstructionNewsA recent economic report by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) revealed that a decrease in employment and an increase in the labour force pushed the unemployment rate up in February. According to the report, permit value increased[...]
Read More about Unemployment rate up; Permit value rises slightly: OCSBrock researcher says giant bamboo may be future of sustainable construction
Posted: Mar 20th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsPhoto: Brock University via Getty Images A Brock researcher is aiming to shape the future of sustainable construction through the use of engineered bamboo, a material that’s considered “unconventional.” With funding from a Government of[...]
Read More about Brock researcher says giant bamboo may be future of sustainable constructionICI investment up in 2023, inflation slows modestly on annual basis: OCS
Posted: Mar 12th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsA recent economic report by the Ontario Construction Secretariat revealed that total ICI building construction investment cooled down by a bit at -0.3 per cent from November to December due to a -2.5 per cent[...]
Read More about ICI investment up in 2023, inflation slows modestly on annual basis: OCSAnnual OCS survey finds contractors are expecting more business growth in 2024
Posted: Mar 11th, 2024In: ConstructionNewsThe Ontario Construction Secretariat’s (OCS) annual Contractor Survey revealed that Ontario contractors are expecting 2024 to be a busy year. According to the survey, while there are still concerns about rising costs for materials and[...]
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