- WINNIPEG – A new forecast says employment in Manitoba’s construction industry will reach record high levels, and skilled tradespeople will be in demand for at least the next eight years. The Construction Sector Council (CSC) report says the recession did not reduce the demand for workers by much...
- REGINA – Saskatchewan’s construction industry is driving the province’s booming economy, and employment levels are expected to remain at a 30-year high until 2018. The Construction Sector Council’s just-released forecast of labour supply and demand has industry leaders planning well ahead to deal...
- OTTAWA – Though close to 200,000 construction workers are expected to retire between 2010 and 2018, the industry is taking steps to make sure their skills and knowledge stay at the jobsite. A national mentoring program, developed by the Construction Sector Council (CSC), and piloted in Saskatchewan...
- OTTAWA – Canada’s construction industry is emerging from the recession relatively unscathed, thanks to its pre-recession record levels of investment and the more recent government stimulus initiatives. A preview of the Construction Sector Council’s (CSC) 2010-2018 scenario-based forecast says that...
- 135,000 new workers still needed over the next decade Windsor – Ontario’s construction industry could weather the economic downturn better than many other sectors as proposed government infrastructure spending provides a soft landing according to figures released today in the Construction Sector...
- Over 10,000 skilled trades’ workers will be needed Winnipeg – Construction employment in Manitoba is on the rise and will keep growing despite the economic downturn, according to the Construction Sector Council’s (CSC’s) latest forecast. “This is one sector that’s helping to build Manitoba out of...
- 30,000 skilled trades’ workers will be needed in the economic upturn Edmonton – Representatives from labour and industry are taking part in Alberta’s Construction Labour Market Symposium today to ensure that Alberta has the skilled labour force in place when the economy turns around. “It’s crucial...
- Ottawa – The construction industry is poised to play a major role in leading Canada out of the recession, the Construction Sector Council (CSC) announced today. “We know there are construction projects right across Canada that are ready to go,” said George Gritiziotis, Executive Director of the...
- Double Digit Employment Growth in Many Skilled Trades Regina – Construction trades are in high demand in Saskatchewan where industrial, civil engineering and institutional projects are accelerating the province’s skilled trades’ force toward record employment levels, the Construction Sector Council...
- Worker Mobility Key to Sustaining Strength Saint John – Planned major industrial, resource and government infrastructure projects will help Atlantic Canada’s construction industry gain momentum through the recession, the Construction Sector Council announced today at the Atlantic Construction Labour...