Key construction employment metrics largely unchanged in August 2025, with gains driven by youngest working cohort
…Statistics Canada defines as structures of five storeys or more) for the period of January 2025 to July 2025 are 4% higher compared to the same period in 2024, with…
October LFS data sees construction unemployment increase year over year as activity softens
…Survey data from Statistics Canada finds construction employment down slightly (-0.6%) between October 2024 and October 2025, while the labour force increased marginally (+0.3%). As a result, the national construction…
Sustained Residential-sector Activity Drives Growth Across Saskatchewan’s Construction And Maintenance Sectors
…peak in 2024. Market conditions should ease thereafter but remain elevated by historical standards through 2032. The BuildForce Canada 2023–2032 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward report for Saskatchewan, released today,…
Although Construction Unemployment Rose Over The Last 12 Months, Employment Gains Were Reported Among Women And Young Workers
…data finds that construction employment contracted by 0.4%, or -6,200 workers between February 2023 and February 2024. Meanwhile, the industry’s labour force grew by 0.3%, or 5,500 workers. As a…
Construction’s Unemployment Rate Tightens In March As The Industry Approaches Its Busy Season
Construction’s unemployment rate shrank in March, with employment growing faster than the labour force in eight provinces. The latest data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS), from March 2024,…
Labour Market Tightness In Nova Scotia Is Expected To Persist Over The Short Term
…outlook anticipates that residential construction activity will return to growth after 2024 as interest rates stabilize, and will continue to grow to the end of the forecast period. Non-residential activity,…
As Construction Output Grows Strongly In New Brunswick After 2027, The Sector Must Contend With Replacing Retirees
…across the forecast period, with the residential sector growing in nearly every year after 2024, and reaching a peak of 8% above 2023 levels by 2033. Non-residential employment follows a…
British Columbia Is Projected To See Near-term Labour Market Challenges As Employment Demands Rise To A Peak In 2029
…in non-residential construction. Although total employment in the Lower Mainland construction market is projected to increase continuously to 2031, residential construction employment is projected to soften after 2024, contracting by…
Reviewing Canada’s construction sector in 2023 – Part 2: Rising interest rates cool housing demand
…new-home construction although some provinces also saw the value and number of building permits related to renovations contract. Interest rate pressures are expected to persist into 2024 before easing into…
Reviewing Canada’s construction sector in 2023 – Part 2: Rising interest rates cool housing demand (en anglais seulement)
…new-home construction although some provinces also saw the value and number of building permits related to renovations contract. Interest rate pressures are expected to persist into 2024 before easing into…
Reviewing Canada’s construction sector in 2023 – Part 2: Rising interest rates cool housing demand (en anglais seulement)
…new-home construction although some provinces also saw the value and number of building permits related to renovations contract. Interest rate pressures are expected to persist into 2024 before easing into…
National construction employment softens in August, led by sharp contractions in Ontario
…among core-aged women (those aged 25 to 54 years) contracted 3%. In August 2024, construction unemployment rates across the provinces varied from a high of 10.2% in Newfoundland and Labrador…