BuildForce Canada released its 2025–2034 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward national forecast . The outlook calls for investment activity to record growth to the end of the forecast…
Creating pathways to employment for women entering the construction industry and establishing foundational supports to ensure their success is the focus of a new program…
Employing more than 1.6 million people and generating $150 billion of annual economic activity, construction accounts for 7.4 per cent of Canada’s GDP. However, a skilled…
Changes are needed to Canada’s immigration system to ensure the construction sector can respond to growth By Bill Ferriera Canada is building at a rate…
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has released a best practice guide with tips and strategies to help build a more positive workplace culture on construction sites,…
Retrofitting Canada’s residential, commercial, and institutional building stock to incorporate sustainable fuel sources, technologies, and materials could require as many as 57,000 additional construction workers…
Canada’s construction sector experienced a slight contraction in 2023, as growth in the non-residential sector was offset by a moderate decline in activity in the…
Changes are needed to Canada’s immigration system to ensure the construction sector can respond to growth, and deliver on key public-policy priorities such as building…
Canada’s construction sector continues to perform at an elevated level following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to BuildForce Canada’s latest forecast report. Strong levels of investments…
Construction Career Pathways, a new programs launched by BuildForce Canada, aims to connect job seekers and employers by facilitating 16-week, paid, entry-level work placements on…
Canada’s construction and maintenance industry rebounded strongly in 2021 and is expected to continue growing through 2027 on the strength of strong near-term demand and…
Labour market challenges could be an ongoing preoccupation across Ontario as unemployment rates return to pre-pandemic lows, and construction demand in the residential and non-residential…