Ontario’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: reportOntario’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: reportLatest Crane Index sees Toronto increase, Calgary drop slighlty
Posted: Oct 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsInternational property and construction consultancy firm Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has released its latest Crane Index and Quarterly Cost Report. Together, the two documents provide a perspective on the North American construction industry in 14[...]
Read More about Latest Crane Index sees Toronto increase, Calgary drop slighltyFive men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body found
Posted: Jul 15th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsKELOWNA, B.C. – The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered. A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as[...]
Read More about Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body foundMultiple fatalities after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsKELOWNA, B.C. – The head of a development company building a 25-storey residential tower says there were “multiple” fatalities after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. Jonathan Friesen of the Mission Group said he didn’t[...]
Read More about Multiple fatalities after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.$2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Grant to provide $5,000 for retrofits
Posted: May 28th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today launched the new Canada Greener Homes Grant, which according to the government, will help up to 700,000 Canadian homeowners across the country improve the energy efficiency of their homes and[...]
Read More about $2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Grant to provide $5,000 for retrofitsEarly estimate from Statistics Canada shows economic growth slowed in Q1
Posted: May 1st, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 6.5 per cent through the first quarter of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday, bringing the country tantalizing close to reaching pre-pandemic output. The preliminary estimate for the first three[...]
Read More about Early estimate from Statistics Canada shows economic growth slowed in Q1Majority of homeowners have no plans to sell amid a tight housing market: CIBC
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAs supply remains tight in key regions of the Canadian housing market, a recent CIBC survey finds that most homeowners say the pandemic has not changed their intentions of staying put, with many choosing to[...]
Read More about Majority of homeowners have no plans to sell amid a tight housing market: CIBCHalifax building named after the construction crane that fell on it during storm
Posted: Mar 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsHALIFAX – An apartment building in downtown Halifax that was under construction when a crane fell on it during post-tropical storm Dorian has been renamed after the disaster that made it famous. A construction crane[...]
Read More about Halifax building named after the construction crane that fell on it during stormOntario says crews can finish ongoing home renovations, but new projects are on hold
Posted: Jan 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Ontario homeowners who haven’t started work on their renovation projects as of Jan. 12 will have to put their plans on hold under the province’s new construction rules. The rules are part of tightened COVID-19[...]
Read More about Ontario says crews can finish ongoing home renovations, but new projects are on hold