- New Brunswick – Planning for major new projects will be a top priority for New Brunswick’s construction industry, as retirements and out-of-province projects draw on the skilled labour pool, according to BuildForce Canada. The 2014–2023 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast released...
- Prince Edward Island – Keeping skilled workers at home will be a major priority for Prince Edward Island’s construction industry to help counter rising retirement rates, according to BuildForce Canada. The 2014–2023 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast released today by BuildForce...
- Newfoundland and Labrador – Labour requirements of large resource projects coupled with the retirement of almost 25 percent of the province’s workforce over the next decade, create complex challenges for the construction industry, according to BuildForce Canada. The 2014–2023 Construction and...
- Nova Scotia – With well over 6,000 workers retiring over the next decade, Nova Scotia’s construction industry will need to step up efforts to attract more young people, according to BuildForce Canada. The 2014–2023 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast released today by BuildForce...
- Ottawa – Canada’s construction industry will need to attract more young people and workers willing to move from other provinces, regions and countries, to meet its changing labour force needs, according to a new labour market forecast released today by BuildForce Canada. “As major projects gear up...
- BuildForce Canada Says Action Needed Now Ottawa (Oct 30 th, 2013) – A recent TD Economics report focusing on Canada’s skilled trades shortages may be masking real, and serious skilled labour challenges faced by Canada’s construction industry,” according to BuildForce Canada. “The reality is that...
- OTTAWA – Construction industry leaders from across the country have formed a new national organization to help keep a steady flow of highly skilled workers available to the growing industry. BuildForce Canada opened its doors on April 1, 2013, replacing the Construction Sector Council (CSC) after 10...
- New report says challenges continue, as baby boomers leave the workforce OTTAWA– A just-released forecast of labour supply and demand says construction will need to recruit more than 250,000 workers, including the traditional number of new entrants to the workforce, to meet building needs from now...
- TORONTO – Northern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will be hubs of construction activity over the next few years, drawing in workers from outside Ontario’s regions to meet the growing demand for skilled trades. A newly released labour market forecast from the Construction Sector Council...
- REGINA, SK – Non-residential construction growth in Saskatchewan has been leading the country and other industries over the past decade, and that is not about to change – at least for the next couple of years. The latest forecast of labour supply and demand just released by the Construction Sector...