construction industry

The Builders Code honoured  four employers with five Builders Code Champion Awards for “leading the way in advancing the workforce culture of BC's industrial, commercial, and institutional construction sector.”The Builders Code…

International 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…

According to a release from the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS), Statistics Canada’s latest labour force data was released on September 10th, showing an additional 10,000 construction industry jobs in Ontario in August compared…

The Ontario Construction Consortium (OCC) launched The Other Pandemic: a campaign to raise awareness of the opioid drug overdose crisis that has hit the construction industry. According to the OCC, as drug overdose deaths have climbed…

Ontario’s overall GDP fell by 5.0 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019, the largest decline in the province since records began in 1981, according to Statistics Canada.The province's GDP decline was shared by both broad industry categories…

The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) and Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions, have issued statements regarding the recently announced federal budget.The RCCAO states that…

The Carpenters' District Council of Ontario launched their campaign to stop construction industry tax fraud and end illegal worksites. The council states that tax fraud "cheats hardworking craftspeople out of their rightful pay and benefits…

Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) announced that a new green manufacturing plant — which represents an investment of approximately $50 million — will be developed on the southern end of Vancouver Island.The Vancouver-based company…

Procore Technologies, Inc, published the latest worker hours report for the Canadian construction industry. The report showcases how construction activity continues to recover in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic after an initial drop in…