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Canadian Jobs Creation Going Gangbusters in August and September
Lowest Core-Aged Male Unemployment Rate in 40 Years On top of the 82,000 net n...
Economic
Your Top JOC Headlines: Oct. 7 to Oct. 11
This week’s top JOC headlines include B.C. construction’s industry can now weigh...
Associations , Economic , Government , Others
Students learn from the pros on Simcoe Trades Tour
For some of the 46 high school students who participated in the day-long Skilled...
Associations , Labour , Others
Barrie students ponder the trades: ‘I enjoy getting out of bed to go build’
Construction is not for everyone said students attending the Skilled Trades Tour...
Associations , Labour
RESCON, RCCAO discuss creating climate change fighting coalition
Builders and some unions in Ontario’s residential and civil sectors are looking...
Associations , Others
Built Green pilot project aimed at increasing housing supply
Built Green Canada has announced a pilot project called the High Density (HD) Re...
Associations , Projects
$700 million Maestria project breaks ground
MONTREAL—Devimco Immobilier and two partners have broken ground on a $700 millio...
Projects
Architects invited to take part in Governor General’s Medals in Architecture competition
OTTAWA—The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council...
Others , Projects
Howe Bridge project wins two P3 awards
WINDSOR, ONT.—The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) has announced it has b...
Infrastructure , Projects
Canadian Urban Institute names new president and CEO
TORONTO—Mary Rowe has been appointed as the Canadian Urban Institute’s (CUI) sev...
Others , Projects
Bird Construction awarded Halifax mixed-use development contract
MISSISSAUGA—Bird Construction has announced it has signed a construction managem...
Projects
B.C. town receives funding for affordable homes
Oliver, B.C. - Officials in B.C. have announced plans to build more than 40 new...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Newest addition to Calgary’s Plus 15 Skyway system an intricate project
After years of planning and negotiation, Calgary’s newest, and most unique addit...
Infrastructure , Projects
Burnaby working on partnership with province to build housing
Burnaby, B.C. - Officials in Burnaby are attempting to form a partnership with t...
Infrastructure , Projects
Edmonton hosts Smart City Readiness Workshop
EDMONTON, ALTA. – The City of Edmonton recently hosted a Smart Cities Readiness...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
More going away than coming from away dampens Newfoundland and Labrador’s near-term outlook
The very popular musical “Come from Away” recounts the story of how the inhabita...
Economic
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Through 3 Quarters of 2019, Total Nonresidential Construction Starts +3.0%
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of construction...
Economic
Tele-operations being considered for construction equipment
Fully-autonomous, robotic vehicles that excavate, grade, load, unload and drive...
Technology
Agnico Eagle commissions Nunavut gold mine project
TORONTO — Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has announced commissioning of its Amaruq g...
Projects , Resource
New York’s Central Park Tower world’s tallest residential building at 1,550 feet
NEW YORK CITY — Extell Development Company has announced that Central Park Tower...
Projects
Medical marijuana use accommodation still an ongoing debate: Experts
As debate swirls around the accuracy of testing methods for marijuana impairment...
OH&S
Robots for hire, robots to fire: Hirebotics brings human-scale hiring to welding bots
Facing a shortage of skilled welders, construction metal fabricators may have co...
Technology
McNaughton looks forward to direct engagement with industry through Construction Advisory Panel
It would be difficult to imagine warmer words of praise for Ontario’s constructi...
Associations , Government
Tech will change construction but not without people and processes: Expert
Technology will revolutionize the construction industry, but only if it puts peo...
Technology
CanaData 2019 tackles staying ahead of construction industry disruptors
Technology is disrupting the construction industry — are you prepared? Gaining...
Economic , Others
Ford to deliver keynote at P3 2019
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford will deliver a keynote address to 1,200 Cana...
Associations , Government
Road Building Academy offers unique new paving inspector course
A new paving inspector course being offered at the Ontario Road Builders’ Associ...
Associations , Infrastructure
PCA announces Renkema to assume leadership role
TORONTO — The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has announced...
Associations
ORCGA to hold series of forums on late locates
The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) will hold a series of 13 “st...
Associations , Government
Female millwright praises parents for career support
At 31, Heather Ferguson is one of the top young millwrights in Canada. The King...
Labour
Hugh Munro auctions off 1,200 pieces of heavy equipment as it leaves roadbuilding
WINNIPEG, MAN. - A recent auction of heavy equipment in Manitoba by Hugh Munro C...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure
Investigation finds misuse of funds, scant oversight at Alberta Energy Regulator
EDMONTON, ALTA. - Multiple government investigations say the former head of the...