Ontario government proposes women’s-only washrooms on construction sites
Posted: Mar 18th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsThe Ontario government is proposing changes to require cleaner bathroom facilities, and women’s-only washrooms on construction sites. According to the government, there are nearly 600,000 construction workers in Ontario, but only one in 10 are[...]
Read More about Ontario government proposes women’s-only washrooms on construction sitesOntario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship
Posted: Mar 9th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsPICKERING, Ont. – Ontario will allow students in Grade 11 to begin working toward their apprenticeships in skilled trades. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it’s a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward[...]
Read More about Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeshipOntario’s Construction Employment Reaches New Records: report
Posted: Sep 25th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to recent research conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat, new data from Statistics Canada has shown that construction employment in Ontario continues to reach new record highs, breaking the previous record from May. The[...]
Read More about Ontario’s Construction Employment Reaches New Records: reportCarpenters union announce employers reach tentative agreement in ICI sector
Posted: May 26th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a new Carpenters Union release, the Carpenters District Council of Ontario have reached a Tentative Agreement in the ICI sector (Industrial Commercial Institutional) with various Employer Bargaining Agencies in the province of Ontario.[...]
Read More about Carpenters union announce employers reach tentative agreement in ICI sectorICI Carpenters announce province wide strike
Posted: May 6th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsCarpenter’s District Council of Ontario, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (the “Carpenters”) announced that a province-wide strike of carpenters in the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector in the construction industry is[...]
Read More about ICI Carpenters announce province wide strikeOntario’s construction labour force increases in February: report
Posted: Mar 21st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to recent employment and investment data released by Statistics Canada, Ontario’s construction labour force grew in February 2022 to its highest point since November 2019. Ontario Construction Secretariat reports that the province’s construction labour[...]
Read More about Ontario’s construction labour force increases in February: reportConstruction labour force outlooks released for Maritime provinces
Posted: Mar 16th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsBuildForce Canada has released its annual ‘Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward’ highlights for the maritime provinces. BuildForce reports that in an effort to provide the construction industry with an outlook more focused on immediate labour[...]
Read More about Construction labour force outlooks released for Maritime provincesCanadian economy expected to grow despite environment: Turner and Townsend report
Posted: Mar 14th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTurner and Townsend has released its 2022 Canadian Construction Market Intelligence Report. The report assesses the market conditions at the national and individual provincial level. According to its findings, Canada’s economy is expected to[...]
Read More about Canadian economy expected to grow despite environment: Turner and Townsend reportOntario’s HCRA marks first anniversary as regulator
Posted: Mar 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOne year after launching, Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) cites implementation of a Code of Ethics for new home builders and vendors. The HCRA launched on February 1, 2021, as Ontario’s newest regulator, responsible[...]
Read More about Ontario’s HCRA marks first anniversary as regulatorThird annual Builders Code Champion Awards honours construction leadership in BC
Posted: Jan 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Builders Code honoured four employers with five Builders Code Champion Awards for “leading the way in advancing the workforce culture of BC’s industrial, commercial, and institutional construction sector.” The Builders Code Champion Awards were[...]
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