Construction sector ramping up tech investments to address labour gap: KPMG survey
Posted: Jun 24th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsA 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.[...]
Read More about Construction sector ramping up tech investments to address labour gap: KPMG surveyHome construction must double over next decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHC
Posted: Jun 23rd, 2025In: ConstructionNewsCranes 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[...]
Read More about Home construction must double over next decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHCCanada still lagging in sustainable construction: Study
Posted: Jun 9th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsThe third edition of the Sustainable Construction Barometer, a global study conducted with Occurrence–Ifop, notes that the construction sector must accelerate its transformation towards a more sustainable model. The study is structured around 24 questions, and[...]
Read More about Canada still lagging in sustainable construction: StudyB.C. provides peek into $2.95B SkyTrain tunnel, set to open in 2027
Posted: Jun 5th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsB.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[...]
Read More about B.C. provides peek into $2.95B SkyTrain tunnel, set to open in 2027Ontario ICI building construction investment up in Q1: OCS
Posted: Jun 4th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels According to OCS, total ICI building construction investment increased 17 per cent year-over-year in Q1, with the largest gain coming from the institutional sector. According to structure type,[...]
Read More about Ontario ICI building construction investment up in Q1: OCSQuebec residential construction workers have walked off the job
Posted: Jun 3rd, 2025In: ConstructionNewsWork stoppage is seen on a residential construction site in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire, Que., on May 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Workers in Quebec’s residential construction sector officially began striking on May 28[...]
Read More about Quebec residential construction workers have walked off the job2025 CHBA National Awards For Housing Excellence Winners Announced
Posted: Jun 2nd, 2025In: ConstructionNews2025 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[...]
Read More about 2025 CHBA National Awards For Housing Excellence Winners AnnouncedOntario Helping Workers Access Skills Training Faster
Posted: May 30th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsPhoto 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.[...]
Read More about Ontario Helping Workers Access Skills Training FasterQuebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
Posted: May 28th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsA 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[...]
Read More about Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapseOntario to require defibrillators on construction sites
Posted: May 27th, 2025In: ConstructionNewsLabour 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[...]
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