The Government of Nova Scotia announced it is helping more Nova Scotians explore and connect to careers in skilled trades through a $10-million investment in…
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…
The Government of Ontario announced it is investing up to an additional $260 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to tackle the province’s…
With an abundance of current work and more projects on the horizon, Ontario contractors are expecting 2024 to be a busy year, the Ontario Construction…
The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto (GCAT) and the Golden Horseshoe General Contractors’ Association (GHGCA) have published an industry paper calling on the Government of…
The Government of Ontario announced it is doubling the number of economic immigrants it selects in 2025 to over 18,000 to help solve the province’s…
The Government of Canada announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is extending and expanding the pilot program for out-of-status workers in the construction…
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is calling on the Federal Government to welcome more construction workers to Canada through immigration reforms,…
The findings of the annual BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Survey highlight the key issues facing employers and workers during a period of heightened construction…
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…
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is supportive of Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) and is encouraging anyone in the construction industry with issues – whether…
As many employers gear up to return employees to the workplace, 62 per cent of Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses are making or plan to make COVID-19…
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has named Rob Fleming as the province’s new Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. Fleming was first election to the legislative…
The Ontario Government is investing $43 million in expanded youth training programs to help increase awareness and encourage youth to acquire the skills that will…
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, Ontario is extending construction hours for essential construction projects, like critical projects in the health care sector, to…
Canada’s Building Trades Unions has announced a partnership with Canada’s Federation of Nurses Unions to donate extra N-95 respirator masks and other protective equipment to…
Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement regarding health and safety on construction sites: “The health and safety of…
It has been a difficult few weeks. Some have lost their job, some have watched loved ones fight a disease that they can’t understand, and…
More than 475 people in Indigenous communities throughout British Columbia are gaining skills to succeed in high-opportunity trades careers, with six new two-year training programs.…
Women in the Lower Mainland will get training and work experience in the road-building industry, giving them opportunities for job success and improved lives, thanks…
Patty Coates is the first woman to be elected president of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) delegates have elected…