Canada

A new survey says most Canadian construction companies are still coping with a shortage of skilled labour, however their productivity and efficiency has improved in recent years as a result of their investments in technology.[...]

Cranes are seen above a condo development and other housing projects under construction, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says up to 4.8 million[...]

B.C. minister of transportation and transit Mike Farnworth listens while standing in a tunnel at the future Great Northern Way-Emily Carr station during a tour of construction taking place for the Broadway Subway Project, in[...]

2025 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence, winner in the Best Mid – to High – Rise Building (Completed) category. Image credit: TESORO, Concert Properties Ltd. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) has announced the[...]

Photo by Mikael Blomkvist from Pexels The Ontario government will be introducing a series of proposed changes to protect workers, including cutting red tape to accelerate the construction of Skills Development Fund (SDF) training centres.[...]

A collapse is seen on a construction site in Blainville, Que., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal collapse of retaining walls on[...]

Labour Minister David Piccini attends Question Period at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Ontario is planning to require certain construction sites to have automatic external defibrillators. Labour[...]