Construction Industry

• ‘Urgent need’ for mental health supports in N.S. construction industry, report says

  A new report from Construction Safety Nova Scotia says many of the sector’s workers are struggling with their mental health.

  Health

  Jul 26
  
• Kingston-area skills competition aimed at generating student interest in trades

  The government estimates 700,000 trades workers will have retired by 2028. The Limestone skills competition aims to expose students to skilled trade careers amid a labour shortage.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2023
  
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• Home construction ‘ripe’ for automation, builders say. Here’s how the industry is changing

  With a growing number of homes needed in Canada over the next decade and a labour force hitting a retirement wall, stakeholders say automation is needed to fill the building gap.

  Tech

  Dec 15, 2022
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• Halifax construction sector working to improve mental health supports among workers

  A recent report finds that the rates of suicide in the construction industry are estimated to be three to four times higher than in the general population. 

  Health

  Sep 21, 2022
• Canada’s pace of new builds slowed in June, housing agency says

  The pace of homebuilding in Canada hit a summer slowdown in June, according to the CMHC, which reported new housing start data on Monday.

  Economy

  Jul 18, 2022
• Inflation fallout hitting Saskatchewan construction industry

  With inflation costs, the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association is calling for government relief saying contracts signed in the fall don't represent the reality of today.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2022
• ‘Double-edged sword’: Okanagan workforce braces for record number of people retiring

  Now the number of people nearing retirement is at an all-time high and one of the leading factors behind B.C.’s labour shortage.

  Economy

  Apr 27, 2022
• Canada wants to build 400,000 homes a year. Who’s going to build them?

  Canada's housing supply is not keeping up with population growth — in 2016, there were 427 housing units for every 1,000 Canadians, and in 2020, there were was 424.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2022
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• B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction industry

  Minister Sheila Malcolmson says the program was developed last year in partnership with people in the industry who have experience with illicit drug use.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2022
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• Free construction industry skills program launched by Fanshawe College

  The program is being geared towards Ontarians 18 and older who are unemployed, precariously employed, or employed with a low household income.

  Economy

  Jun 2, 2021