Special Feature
General and Trade Contracting
Below are articles from the latest General and Trade Contracting Special Feature, published May 29, 2020 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - General and Trade Contracting
Western Canada contractors leading Indigenous partnerships and hiring
Western Canada contractors are leading the rest of the nation in engagement of I...
Labour
Upgrading of Alberta’s skilled workers must evolve: report
Innovation is rapidly changing the construction industry and if Alberta is to re...
Labour , OH&S
COVID-19 and mental health: Construction is not immune
As both a medical pandemic and a scary idea inside our heads, COVID-19 is unprec...
Labour , OH&S
First phase of Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment completed
General contractor Bird Design-Build Construction Inc. has delivered on the firs...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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Resource
Canadian construction companies rate digital maturity as ‘under-developed’ in new survey
When asked in a survey to evaluate their digital transformation efforts, 64 per...
Associations , Economic
EDC economist revises 2021 forecasts, expects dramatic jumps in U.S. and Canadian growth
The chief economist for Export Development Canada (EDC) has revised his economic...
Associations , Economic
Historic 108-year-old mining structure saved near Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. — The restoration of a more than 100-year-old coal mining structur...
Projects
Canadian designers, developers have ‘a lot to learn’ from Asian cities, says panellist
The Canadian design and development world can see the future if it looks to Asia...
Projects
Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
Government , Resource , US News
Is a northern Canada transportation corridor a realistic goal?
The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy (SPP) is investigating, in a...
Infrastructure
Construction sector included in new WorkSafeBC hearing test submission system
Constant exposure to noise generated by ongoing activity and heavy equipment tha...