construction industry

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and 21 industry partners have joined forces and formed a roundtable that will work to address racism in the construction industry. The roundtable includes employers, unions,…

The Coronavirus Contractors Survey 4: Stability & Anxiety is released as the fourth survey in a series of independent studies conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS).Between September 8 and 18, 2020, the OCS…

Alberta’s construction industry is receiving a $3 million investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) to help small businesses adopt new technologies that improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce greenhouse gas…

Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Investissement Québec have invested $30 million to support EBC’s, a flagship of the Québec construction industry, growth plan."Our industry is booming and at EBC we have our sights set firmly on the…

New data released by Procore reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected construction activity in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, with worker hours dropping in March and recovering in late spring and the summer.The…

Between June 16 and June 19, 2020, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) led a Contractor’s Survey of 200 ICI (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional) contractors from across Ontario. This survey provides insight on how the…

According to a Statistics Canada release, investment in building construction plunged 45.9% to $8.4 billion in April compared with the previous month. Previously, the largest national decline on record for the current series (which dates…

A survey released by the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) reveals that a majority of residential construction projects in the GTA have been delayed due the COVID-19 Pandemic.The survey covered 498 active…

Between May 11 and May 15, 2020, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) led a Contractor’s Survey of 203 Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (ICI) contractors from across Ontario. This survey provides insight on how the…

MONTREAL – Even as much of Canada took steps Thursday toward resuming normal life, with the promise of reopened national parks and provincial economies, Quebec moved in the other direction by shelving plans to have students return to class…