Tag: Residential Construction Council of Ontario
2022 federal budget targets housing and greening the economy
In its 2022 budget, which includes $56-billion in new spending over six years, the federal government is proposing more than $10-billion in new spending...
Construction industry marks International Women’s Day with call for more initiatives
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is marking International Women’s Day with a call for more initiatives to support the recruitment of women into...
RESCON calling on federal government to allow more skilled trades into...
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) wants the federal government to allow more workers with skilled trades backgrounds to immigrate to Canada, speed-up harmonization of...
Virtual summit being held to generate solutions to housing crisis
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is hosting a free virtual summit on March 3, 2022, to examine what caused the current housing crisis and explore...
Groups praise investment into critical transportation infrastructure in Ontario
Construction groups in Ontario welcomed the provincial government’s fall economic statement that focused on transportation infrastructure and skilled trades training.
In its Build Ontario, the...
Federal Budget Supports Resilient Recovery, Infrastructure Spending
Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, released Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience, the Government of...
Increasingly inclusive construction in Canada
By Grant Cameron
As a child, Bijal Dalal was fascinated by tall buildings and the challenge of trying to figure out how they were built....
COVID-19 taking a toll
By Grant Cameron
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of Canadian workers and the construction industry must continue taking steps...
Springing into action
By Andrew Macklin
In March, everything changed. The construction industry, like the rest of Canada, suddenly woke up to a world being ravaged by a...