Global supply chain issues causing headaches and delays for Ontario construction industry

It started with toilet paper. Then it was lumber. Now, more than a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, high demand, limited manufacturing capacity and supply chain woes continue to roil every sector of the economy, including residential and commercial construction.

“The industry is experiencing a number of issues with a lot of steel products, especially pre-engineered structural steel components,” says Giovanni Cautillo, president of the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA). By email, he shared a recent example from one of his members.

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