Source: Journal of Commerce/Construct Connect Government officials say that the province should pass prompt payment legislation for the construction industry after consulting with B.C. businesses and industry leaders.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a new advisory committee that will be responsible for a national campaign to promote careers in skilled trades. Committee members say this is a step in the right direction.
Canada’s Building Trades Unions, which represents more than half a million Canadian unionized construction trades, is concerned that the abuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program could reduce wages and threaten the job security.
Source: Construction Executive In many different industries, digital technology changes rarely stop at bits alone. There are five digitization forces of change impacting the construction industry. Each of these has the power to significantly disrupt and change industry structure.
Source: ConstrucTech Technology has been changing the way the construction industry works for many years – it’s no longer a collection of manual tasks. Post-secondary institutions are creating technology-focused construction trade programs so contractors and trade workers of the future will be able to use different technologies to improve their work.
Source: On-Site Magazine After six months, the construction labour market finally bounced back with around 25,000 jobs last month – a 1.7 percent gain from June.
Source: Journal of Commerce/Construct Connect The tables in this article show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects in Canada currently in the planning stage. Most are new projects, but some also involve additions and/or alterations.
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) is hosting a National Symposium: Preparing Youth for Careers in the Skilled Trades on October 24-25 in Ottawa, Ont. Participants from across the apprenticeship community will help determine how CAF-FCA can provide young people with a better understanding of the value of apprenticeship and skilled trades careers.
Source: HPAC Magazine Join HPAC on September 19, 2019, for a one-of-a-kind conference and trade show dedicated exclusively to the hydronics market. Modern Hydronics-Summit 2019 is conveniently located at the International Centre by Toronto Pearson Airport.
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