COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented impacts and challenges for the construction industry to deal with. Explore here the issues, trends, obstacles and solutions you need to tackle this crisis.
Feature Articles - COVID-19
![Ontario’s construction workforce market sees sustained demand through 2026: BuildForce](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/OHS_04-768x432.jpg)
Ontario’s construction workforce market sees sustained demand through 2026: BuildForce
OTTAWA — Labour market challenges could be an ongoing preoccupation across Ontar...
Economic , Labour
![°µÍø½ûÇøion workforce prospects bright for Atlantic provinces in near term: BuildForce](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_359507501WEB-300x169.jpg)
°µÍø½ûÇøion workforce prospects bright for Atlantic provinces in near term: BuildForce
OTTAWA — Canada’s four Atlantic provinces will experience strong construction em...
Economic , Labour
![2022 the ‘peak for residential construction employment,’ says Ferreira](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/AG-RESCON-housing-summit-labour-supply-panel-mainweb-cutt-off-tad-300x169.jpg)
2022 the ‘peak for residential construction employment,’ says Ferreira
BuildForce Canada executive director Bill Ferreira shed some light on the labour...
Economic , Labour
![Pricing COVID risks into contracts a major challenge: CI panel](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
Pricing COVID risks into contracts a major challenge: CI panel
The newest COVID-related challenge buffeting Canada’s construction sector is not...
Economic , Projects
![Ford addresses TCA members, thanks industry for critical role in recovery](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/02/AG-TCA-AGM-Ford-and-Mollenhauer-1-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Ford addresses TCA members, thanks industry for critical role in recovery
Ontario Premier Doug Ford reiterated his views on red tape, the controversial Hi...
Associations
The °µÍø½ûÇøion Record Podcast – Episode 157: The future of construction with Procore’s Jas Saraw
This week on the °µÍø½ûÇøion Record podcast digital media editor Warren Frey ta...
![Legal Notes: Supply chain risks must be recognized in future contracts](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Supply chain risks must be recognized in future contracts
The long list of disruptions to construction associated with the COVID pandemic...
Government , US News
![Global Market Scan: Caterpillar’s quarterly results indicate challenging 2022 for global construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_359507501WEB-300x169.jpg)
Global Market Scan: Caterpillar’s quarterly results indicate challenging 2022 for global construction
The equity market is a leading economic indicator as investors make their real t...
Economic
The °µÍø½ûÇøion Record Podcast: Episode 156 – Alex Carrick’s 2022 Outlook
This week on the °µÍø½ûÇøion Record podcast digital media editor Warren Frey sp...
![Big-city mayors target housing, economic recovery in pre-budget meetings](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_366451277WEB-300x169.jpg)
Big-city mayors target housing, economic recovery in pre-budget meetings
OTTAWA—Canada’s big-city mayors have issued a statement urging the federal gover...
Economic , Government
![Legal Notes: Supply chain management problems are a growing legal risk](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Supply chain management problems are a growing legal risk
Two years ago, the world was taken by surprise by the onset of COVID-19. For the...
Government
![Winter Station winners highlight resiliency in the face of COVID](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/DCN-AG-Winter-stations-2022-One-Canada-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Winter Station winners highlight resiliency in the face of COVID
TORONTO — The winning designs of the 2022 Winter Stations international competit...
Projects
![Canadian Concrete Expo moves to May due to rising COVID-19 cases](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/MANITOBA-e1534515171931-300x169.jpg)
Canadian Concrete Expo moves to May due to rising COVID-19 cases
TORONTO—The Canadian Concrete Expo, Canada’s only national trade show dedicated...
Others
![Queen’s Park announces $45M to streamline development approvals](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/shutterstock_603442061-e1528375228664-300x169.jpg)
Queen’s Park announces $45M to streamline development approvals
TORONTO - The Ontario government has announced a new $45-million Streamline Deve...
Government
![CCA conference moving ahead in person in Vancouver](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/science-world-false-creek-vancouver-british-columbia-63332-e1526303673677-300x169.jpeg)
CCA conference moving ahead in person in Vancouver
OTTAWA — The early bird deadline for the Canadian °µÍø½ûÇøion Association’s (CC...
Associations
![RESCON panellists urge H&S vigilance, reasonableness amid Omicron frustrations](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/DW-rescon-covid-webinar-1-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
RESCON panellists urge H&S vigilance, reasonableness amid Omicron frustrations
With the Omicron variant rampaging throughout the province, panellists assembled...
OH&S
![Toronto office vacancy rates fell in Q4](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
Toronto office vacancy rates fell in Q4
TORONTO—Canada’s major office markets saw leasing momentum shift into a higher g...
Economic
![RT ECP report outlines risk strategies in commercial construction marketplace](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Projects_07-768x432.jpg)
RT ECP report outlines risk strategies in commercial construction marketplace
HAMILTON, N.J.—The 2022 Market Update released by RT Specialty’s Environmental a...
Others , US News
![ReNew’s Top100 Projects dinner rescheduled for May](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/pexels-photo-273011-e1519928426237-300x169.jpeg)
ReNew’s Top100 Projects dinner rescheduled for May
TORONTO — Actual Media has announced that ReNew’s annual Top100 Projects Key Pla...
Projects
![ORBA switches gears, opts for virtual conference](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_1692313669-scaled-e1592854398924-300x169.jpg)
ORBA switches gears, opts for virtual conference
TORONTO — The Ontario Road Builders’ Association has announced that its annual c...
Associations
![Whitby site preferred selection for future hospital in Durham](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/OHS_05-768x432.jpg)
Whitby site preferred selection for future hospital in Durham
WHITBY, ONT. — A recommendation from an expert panel stating a site in Whitby, O...
Infrastructure
![RESCON updates vaccination website resources](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_1767084407WEB-300x169.jpg)
RESCON updates vaccination website resources
VAUGHAN, ONT.—The Residential °µÍø½ûÇøion Council of Ontario (RESCON) has annou...
OH&S , Others
![EllisDon reported small COVID outbreak Christmas Eve](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
EllisDon reported small COVID outbreak Christmas Eve
Toronto Public Health reported only one outbreak of COVID-19 at a construction w...
OH&S
![U.S., Canadian construction industries move into 2022 at differing pace](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/WF-deloitte-reportMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
U.S., Canadian construction industries move into 2022 at differing pace
The construction economies of the U.S. and Canada are moving on a forward trajec...
Economic , US News
![Metrolinx, CTS settle claims over Eglinton Crosstown delays](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/AG_EglintonLRT1WEB-300x169.jpg)
Metrolinx, CTS settle claims over Eglinton Crosstown delays
TORONTO — Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario recently announced they have reac...
Infrastructure
![Legal Notes: Future claims related to COVID distortions lie in wait](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Future claims related to COVID distortions lie in wait
A global review of the construction industry conducted by leading dispute resolu...
Government
![Toronto announces handful of COVID construction outbreaks](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
Toronto announces handful of COVID construction outbreaks
TORONTO - The City of Toronto has reported the following COVID outbreaks at Toro...
OH&S
![Ontario plans new LTC projects for east Toronto](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_419089738WEB-300x169.jpg)
Ontario plans new LTC projects for east Toronto
TORONTO— The Ontario government has announced two new long-term care home redev...
Projects
![New beds to be constructed at Ajax long-term care home](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_419089738WEB-300x169.jpg)
New beds to be constructed at Ajax long-term care home
AJAX, ONT.—One-hundred-and-ninety-two new long-term care beds are being built at...
Government , Projects
![Ontario offering loan guarantees for non-profit long-term care development](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/shutterstock_1576090024-300x169.jpg)
Ontario offering loan guarantees for non-profit long-term care development
TORONTO — Ontario is offering loan guarantees to help not-for-profit long-term c...
Government
![HHCA Legacy Build creates new home and possibilities for families](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/AG-HHCA-legacy-build-complete-pic-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
HHCA Legacy Build creates new home and possibilities for families
It’s taken five years but the Hamilton-Halton °µÍø½ûÇøion Association (HHCA) Le...
Projects
![U.S. construction groups want different vaccination strategy](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/American-Vax-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
U.S. construction groups want different vaccination strategy
U.S. construction groups are at odds with the government’s worker vaccination st...
Government , OH&S , Others , US News
![Affordable housing among throne speech priorities](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1865566243WEB-300x169.jpg)
Affordable housing among throne speech priorities
OTTAWA — The Liberal government promised to make life more affordable for Canadi...
Government
![CCPPP panel ponders COVID hospital responses and future pandemic plans](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/P32021Conference_HospitalResponse-01-300x169.png)
CCPPP panel ponders COVID hospital responses and future pandemic plans
Four hospital procurement experts shared their experiences at the Canadian Counc...
Associations , Infrastructure
![Special to the DCN/JOC: The lingering impact of COVID-19 on eDiscovery](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/shutterstock_1193555227WEB-300x169.jpg)
Special to the DCN/JOC: The lingering impact of COVID-19 on eDiscovery
One of the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the change in business commu...
Economic
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: °µÍø½ûÇøion industry and COVID-19 vaccination policies](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: °µÍø½ûÇøion industry and COVID-19 vaccination policies
[cc_elementor_widget_embed category_id=]The construction industry has been impac...
OH&S
![U.S. home construction dips 0.7% in October, but permits jump](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/US-Housing-Starts-Header-Graphic-DCN-300x169.jpg)
U.S. home construction dips 0.7% in October, but permits jump
SILVER SPRING, Md.—°µÍø½ûÇøion of new homes in the U.S. fell 0.7 per cent in Oc...
Economic , US News
![Ministers plot course for infrastructure spending at P3 conference](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/P32021Conference_Ministers-01-300x169.png)
Ministers plot course for infrastructure spending at P3 conference
Government officials reflected on infrastructure building during the pandemic an...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure
![Electrical employers ‘have to be very agile’ on COVID vaccination updates](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/DO-EHRC-surveyMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Electrical employers ‘have to be very agile’ on COVID vaccination updates
A recently completed survey has shed a spotlight on Canada’s electrical sector e...
OH&S
![P3 award winners celebrated for ingenuity, flexibility and perseverance](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/DCN-AG-CCPPP-2021-awards-mental-health-facility-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
P3 award winners celebrated for ingenuity, flexibility and perseverance
TORONTO — The five winners of the 2021 National Awards for Innovation and Excell...
Projects
![Annual CCPPP conference provides pulse for P3 sector now and post-COVID](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_1183302868MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Annual CCPPP conference provides pulse for P3 sector now and post-COVID
Those who attend this year’s Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (C...
Economic , Projects
![Report predicts staggering shortage of U.S. workers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/11/BRITISH-COLUMBIA-e1542736559880-300x169.jpg)
Report predicts staggering shortage of U.S. workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Home Builders Institute (HBI) Fall 2021 °µÍø½ûÇøion Labo...
Labour , US News
![Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the massive U.S. infrastructure bill](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/washington-dc-1624419_1280-e1537448814894-300x169.jpg)
Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the massive U.S. infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON — The House has passed a $1 trillion bipartisan plan to rebuild roads...
Government , Infrastructure , US News
![Trade shortage will be exacerbated by a need to ‘power up’ skills: Report](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
Trade shortage will be exacerbated by a need to ‘power up’ skills: Report
Canada will face a shortage of at least 10,000 workers in nationally recognized...
Labour
![Ontario’s infrastructure, training plans get construction-wide support](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/shutterstock_1576090024-300x169.jpg)
Ontario’s infrastructure, training plans get construction-wide support
TORONTO — A cross-section of Ontario construction stakeholders indicates early s...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
![October home sales down 7%, new listings fell by 34% from last year: Toronto board](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Projects_03-768x432.jpg)
October home sales down 7%, new listings fell by 34% from last year: Toronto board
TORONTO — Prospective homebuyers in the Greater Toronto Area found dramatically...
Economic
![Economists sound alarm on 2022 costs, labour supply](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/DW-constructconnect-economic-webcast-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Economists sound alarm on 2022 costs, labour supply
Economists offered contrasting visions of the 2022 construction marketplace in t...
Economic , US News
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Employer incentives should be central to Ontario’s skilled trades reform](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/FEATURED-e1528825503512-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Employer incentives should be central to Ontario’s skilled trades reform
It’s the perfect storm. Ontario’s economy is on the comeback. There’s growth in...
Labour
![SNC-Lavalin Group reports Q3 profit compared with loss a year ago](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_46742413-scaled-e1590092555209-300x169.jpg)
SNC-Lavalin Group reports Q3 profit compared with loss a year ago
MONTREAL—SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. reported a profit in its third quarter, boosted...
Economic , Resource
![U.S. economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of COVID](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_03-768x432.jpg)
U.S. economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of COVID
WASHINGTON — Hampered by rising COVID-19 cases and persistent supply shortages,...
US News
![Which test is the best? PCR or rapid testing](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/12/pexels-photo-356040-e1545147211163-300x169.jpeg)
Which test is the best? PCR or rapid testing
The over reliance on PCR COVID tests over nimble rapid antigen tests has been a...
OH&S , Technology
![Worksite COVID tests do not violate LIUNA contracts: OLRB](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/IH_LiunaCovidLegalMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Worksite COVID tests do not violate LIUNA contracts: OLRB
°µÍø½ûÇøion workers should expect to be tested for COVID on the spot more often...
OH&S , Others
![Security guards key to Tribute’s pandemic site safety](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/DO_TributeMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Security guards key to Tribute’s pandemic site safety
At Tribute Communities’ recently completed Max and Stanley condominium projects...
Labour , OH&S , Others
![Roadbuilders road to COVID site safety ‘exemplary’: ORBA](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/DO_ORBACovidSafetyMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Roadbuilders road to COVID site safety ‘exemplary’: ORBA
It’s been a long road for the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) and its...
Associations , OH&S , Others
![°µÍø½ûÇøion contracts impacted now and into post-COVID world](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/JB_COVIDContractsMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
°µÍø½ûÇøion contracts impacted now and into post-COVID world
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to think that the COVID pandemic was a one-time event?...
OH&S , Others , Projects
![VIDEO: COVID-19 puts pressure on supply chains](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/shutterstock_1799795797MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
VIDEO: COVID-19 puts pressure on supply chains
As the pandemic drags into its second year, COVID-19 has affected not only the w...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
![Ontario introduces omnibus labour legislation, including right to disconnect](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/shutterstock_573112123-e1585851531291-300x154.jpg)
Ontario introduces omnibus labour legislation, including right to disconnect
TORONTO—Many Ontario workers could get the right to disconnect outside of work h...
Government , Labour
![Ontario Building Trades double down on OH&S](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/DW-OHS-building-trades-tiano-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Ontario Building Trades double down on OH&S
The coronavirus pandemic has created a watershed moment for occupational health...
Associations , OH&S
![Workers who resist vaccine mandates may not be eligible for EI, according to feds](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_1767084407WEB-300x169.jpg)
Workers who resist vaccine mandates may not be eligible for EI, according to feds
OTTAWA—Workers who lose their job over a refusal to vaccinate against COVID-19 m...
Labour , OH&S
![ACEC conference panel explores post-COVID future with more IPD projects](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/ACEC-Future-FirmsMainWEB-300x168.jpg)
ACEC conference panel explores post-COVID future with more IPD projects
The engineering industry is poised for massive growth and change in the coming y...
Economic , Projects
![DriverCheck expands COVIDdetect DIY at-home testing service](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/AAshutterstock_443340460WEB-300x169.jpg)
DriverCheck expands COVIDdetect DIY at-home testing service
AYR, ONT.—DriverCheck, specializing in fitness for duty and occupational medical...
OH&S , Others
![RSM report warns of upcoming economic hurdles](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_46742413-scaled-e1590092555209-300x169.jpg)
RSM report warns of upcoming economic hurdles
TORONTO—A new report from RSM Canada says that disruptions due to port closures,...
Economic
![Stanford makes case for good wage hikes next spring](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_359507501WEB-300x169.jpg)
Stanford makes case for good wage hikes next spring
Renowned labour economist Jim Stanford told an appreciative audience at the rece...
Economic , Labour
![New acute care hospital planned for Windsor](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_419089738WEB-300x169.jpg)
New acute care hospital planned for Windsor
WINDSOR, ONT.—The Ontario government is investing $9.8 million to support planni...
Government , Projects
![Recovery is underway thanks to ‘strong vaccination campaign’: Central 1 analysis](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_46742413-scaled-e1590092555209-300x169.jpg)
Recovery is underway thanks to ‘strong vaccination campaign’: Central 1 analysis
TORONTO —The latest Economic Analysis of Ontario 2021-2022 was released recently...
Economic
![CCOHS launches app for workers to access COVID-19 workplace safety resources](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/RH_AppMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
CCOHS launches app for workers to access COVID-19 workplace safety resources
HAMILTON, ONT. — A new mobile app is making the Canadian Centre for Occupational...
OH&S , Technology
![Two new long-term care homes coming to Oakville](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_419089738WEB-300x169.jpg)
Two new long-term care homes coming to Oakville
OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Ontario government is building two new long-term care homes i...
Government , Projects
![Inclusion, diversity key to workplace transformation post COVID-19, say panellists](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/AG-OSPE-future-of-the-workplace-after-COVID19-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Inclusion, diversity key to workplace transformation post COVID-19, say panellists
The workplace is undergoing a transformation following the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Economic , Labour
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Engage general contractors during the design phase to help overcome supply shortages](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_530915839WEB-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Engage general contractors during the design phase to help overcome supply shortages
Are you a commercial building owner planning a major renovation project? Partner...
Projects , US News
![Worker shortage and other challenges could hamper Ontario project pipeline: economist](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/3607823748_834795ea5a_b-300x169.jpg)
Worker shortage and other challenges could hamper Ontario project pipeline: economist
BuildForce senior economist Bob Collins had good news and bad news for delegates...
Economic
![WSIB to reduce average premium rate for Ontario businesses in 2022](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Labour_13-768x432.jpg)
WSIB to reduce average premium rate for Ontario businesses in 2022
TORONTO—The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced that the a...
OH&S , Others
![Speech from the throne: Ontario plans to grow through infrastructure](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/MicrosoftTeams-image-300x169.jpg)
Speech from the throne: Ontario plans to grow through infrastructure
The Ontario government plans to spend on basic infrastructure to fuel economic g...
Government
![Comprehensive coverage of CanaData 2021: Building in a post-pandemic world](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/canadata-1024-tile-300x200.png)
Comprehensive coverage of CanaData 2021: Building in a post-pandemic world
TORONTO — Last week, °µÍø½ûÇøConnect hosted the 37th annual CanaData conference...
Economic , Labour , Resource
![Statistics Canada says GDP fell 0.1 per cent in July, estimates bump in August](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_05-768x432.jpg)
Statistics Canada says GDP fell 0.1 per cent in July, estimates bump in August
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada said the economy shrank 0.1 per cent in July, followi...
Economic
![CanaData 2021: Most signs point to rising costs, commodities expert warns](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/DW-Blanch-Canadata-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
CanaData 2021: Most signs point to rising costs, commodities expert warns
The prospects of rising commodity prices, volatility in energy markets and unrel...
Economic , US News
![Buildex: Developers share journey towards digitization](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/Buildex-Developer-Digitization-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Buildex: Developers share journey towards digitization
While COVID-19 caused massive disruption to many industries, one silver lining i...
Technology
![CanaData 2021 – Coletto: Reset mindset key to post-pandemic success](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_46742413-scaled-e1590092555209-300x169.jpg)
CanaData 2021 – Coletto: Reset mindset key to post-pandemic success
After more than a year of living with the reality of a global pandemic, data exp...
Economic , Others
![CanaData 2021: Hall talks managing the pandemic and forging ahead with the economy](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/AG-Canadata-2021-Peter-Hall-mainweb-300x168.jpg)
CanaData 2021: Hall talks managing the pandemic and forging ahead with the economy
While the world economy is still very much in recovery mode, the outlook for thi...
Economic , US News
![°µÍø½ûÇøion costs remain significant concern, CanaData delegates warned](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/DW-canadata-schootjans-1-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
°µÍø½ûÇøion costs remain significant concern, CanaData delegates warned
National construction spending is exceptionally strong so far in 2021 with housi...
Economic
![Scholarly new CPO Moody hits the ground running](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/shutterstock_1415946362-e1563301998761-300x169.jpg)
Scholarly new CPO Moody hits the ground running
In Dr. Joel Moody Ontario has a new polymath Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) who,...
Government , OH&S
![Alabama trying to use COVID relief funds for new prisons](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/prison-shutterstock-for-web-300x200.jpg)
Alabama trying to use COVID relief funds for new prisons
MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Facing a Justice Department lawsuit over Alabama's notoriousl...
Government , OH&S , US News
![Pandemic has not slowed down hot construction industry pace in Halifax](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/DP-2020-11-drone_deancasDJI_0018-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Pandemic has not slowed down hot construction industry pace in Halifax
Numerous construction cranes are swinging over Halifax as the city’s hot constru...
Economic
![Office vacancies at highest levels since 1994 amid new supply, pandemic concerns](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
Office vacancies at highest levels since 1994 amid new supply, pandemic concerns
TORONTO —Office vacancies in Canada were at the highest level in decades this qu...
Economic , Others
![Metrolinx announces progress on vaccination policy](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/10/shutterstock_1201651615-300x169.jpg)
Metrolinx announces progress on vaccination policy
TORONTO — Metrolinx has announced the next stage in the implementation of its em...
OH&S
![OGCA campaign offers personal messages on vaccination](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/DW-ogca-why-shot-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
OGCA campaign offers personal messages on vaccination
As vaccination policy across the sector continues to evolve, the Ontario General...
Associations , OH&S
![VIDEO: DCN/JOC Election Broadcast Highlights](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/election-titile-highlights-300x169.jpg)
VIDEO: DCN/JOC Election Broadcast Highlights
On Sept. 20 the editorial staff of the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Comm...
Associations , Economic , Government , Labour , OH&S
![Air and surface sampling project begins at Toronto transit stations to detect virus](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/DCN-AG-Metrolinx-surface-testing-pilot-project-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Air and surface sampling project begins at Toronto transit stations to detect virus
TORONTO — Metrolinx is looking to further enhance safety measures in response to...
OH&S
![Building science evolves to deal with pandemic](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/DW-particleone-building-science-hvacMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Building science evolves to deal with pandemic
The launch of a new Ontario building science firm is evidence that the sector is...
Projects
![VIDEO: CanaData preview with °µÍø½ûÇøConnect’s Alex Carrick](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/canadata-1024-tile-300x200.png)
VIDEO: CanaData preview with °µÍø½ûÇøConnect’s Alex Carrick
The annual CanaData economic forecasting conference takes place on Sept. 28-29,...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Resource , Technology
![CCA vaccination policy calls for ‘full range of measures’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_1767084407WEB-300x169.jpg)
CCA vaccination policy calls for ‘full range of measures’
OTTAWA — The Canadian °µÍø½ûÇøion Association has issued a statement in the for...
Associations , OH&S
![Voting day: Your DCN-JOC Election Notebook round up](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/2021Election_BroadcastTitle-01-300x169.png)
Voting day: Your DCN-JOC Election Notebook round up
Today Canada votes. We will all anxiously await the results as the ballots are...
Government
![Mandatory vaccinations on jobsites? DCN-JOC poll results are in](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-356079-e1512673448518-300x169.jpeg)
Mandatory vaccinations on jobsites? DCN-JOC poll results are in
With the story continuing to evolve as more construction companies consider impl...
OH&S
![Political and economic uncertainty in the U.S. a mixed blessing for Canadian exporters](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/PC-deglob-storyMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Political and economic uncertainty in the U.S. a mixed blessing for Canadian exporters
Recent political and economic turbulence, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, an aggr...
Economic , Government , US News
![Mandatory vaccination could be coming to a jobsite near you](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/ELLISDON-PCL-vaccinationMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Mandatory vaccination could be coming to a jobsite near you
Momentum seems to be growing for widespread adoption of mandatory vaccine polici...
OH&S
![Ontario construction associations launch vaccine survey](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/AAshutterstock_443340460WEB-300x169.jpg)
Ontario construction associations launch vaccine survey
VAUGHAN, ONT. — Eight major contractor associations in Ontario’s construction in...
Associations , OH&S
![New WSIB poll shows Ontarians are interested in workplace safety](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_794518426-e1555507105340-300x169.jpg)
New WSIB poll shows Ontarians are interested in workplace safety
TORONTO—A recent poll conducted by the WSIB found 62 per cent of Ontarians agree...
Labour , OH&S
![Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_1608793423-scaled-e1590435919589-300x169.jpg)
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal...
Government , OH&S , US News
![U.S. and Canadian multi-unit rental markets poised for growth](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_359507501WEB-300x169.jpg)
U.S. and Canadian multi-unit rental markets poised for growth
A new report from Canadian real estate firm Morguard says the strong U.S. econom...
Economic , US News
![Pandemic a factor in increased substance use among construction industry workers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/AG_LifeWorksSubstanceUseMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Pandemic a factor in increased substance use among construction industry workers
Shift work. Access to alcohol or drugs. Long hours. High stress work. The stigma...
OH&S
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: This Labour Day let’s recognize the worker](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/CBTU-IP-Labour-DayMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: This Labour Day let’s recognize the worker
Canada has always been built on the backs of workers. This has never been more e...
Labour
![Tories highlight infrastructure as Liberals release platform](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/DW-Day-18-election1MainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Tories highlight infrastructure as Liberals release platform
On day 18, the half-way point of the federal election campaign, Liberal Leader J...
Government , Infrastructure
![Contractors must prepare for revamped government procurement rules: Torys](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/7656273708_a25a01bd4f_b-300x169.jpg)
Contractors must prepare for revamped government procurement rules: Torys
Recent analysis from business law firm Torys suggests firms reliant on governmen...
Government , Projects
![Ontario Chamber releases vax-pass policy document](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/shutterstock_1576090024-300x169.jpg)
Ontario Chamber releases vax-pass policy document
TORONTO — The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has released a proof-of-vaccination fr...
Government
![Ontario to require proof of vaccination in certain settings as of Sept. 22](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/shutterstock_1822115525MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Ontario to require proof of vaccination in certain settings as of Sept. 22
TORONTO — The Ontario government has unveiled a plan to require people to be ful...
Government
![Good-faith efforts key to return-to-work plans, say experts](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/DP_SubstanceAbuseMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Good-faith efforts key to return-to-work plans, say experts
As more Canadian workers face mental health issues brought on by the pandemic, a...
Labour
![Ontario’s employers leaning towards mandatory vaccine policies: Survey](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/MicrosoftTeams-image-41MainwEB-300x169.jpg)
Ontario’s employers leaning towards mandatory vaccine policies: Survey
A recent survey found that a large majority of small- and medium-sized employers...
OH&S
![Golden Horseshoe sites to see vaccine buses](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_1767084407WEB-300x169.jpg)
Golden Horseshoe sites to see vaccine buses
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — °µÍø½ûÇøion workers in the Golden Horseshoe region who have...
OH&S
![Architecture film festival goes hybrid](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/Architecutre-Film-Festival-for-web-300x154.jpg)
Architecture film festival goes hybrid
TORONTO - The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), the world's larges...
Associations , US News
![Liberals and NDP play to strengths on campaign trail while Tories carve new path](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_01-768x432.jpg)
Liberals and NDP play to strengths on campaign trail while Tories carve new path
OTTAWA - As the federal election campaign enters its second full week, the Liber...
Government
![Despite pandemic residential construction performed: CHBA](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/CHBA-housing-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Despite pandemic residential construction performed: CHBA
OTTAWA—Despite the slowdown during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Associations , Economic
![Ontario stakeholders urge federal parties to address infrastructure, housing, training](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/4554385965_c8f9a53d10_b-300x169.jpg)
Ontario stakeholders urge federal parties to address infrastructure, housing, training
Leaders in Ontario’s construction industry have mixed views on the federal elect...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
![RICS survey captures the positive mood of Canadian constructors](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/SASKATCHEWAN-1-300x169.jpg)
RICS survey captures the positive mood of Canadian constructors
A new global report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is...
Economic , Labour
![Read My Lips: Campaign quotes of the week](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/Read-my-Lips-main-image-300x169.png)
Read My Lips: Campaign quotes of the week
The federal election campaign is upon us, with party leaders in full swing leadi...
Government
![Industry Perspectives: Toronto’s Concept to Keys initiative a homebuilding game-changer](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/11/shutterstock_170475998-e1575056517651-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives: Toronto’s Concept to Keys initiative a homebuilding game-changer
The old adage, “May you live in interesting times,†certainly describes the envi...
Associations
![°µÍø½ûÇøion workers above national average for mental health wellness](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_731147215-e1588359670960-300x169.jpg)
°µÍø½ûÇøion workers above national average for mental health wellness
Canadian construction workers fared better than others in terms of mental health...
OH&S
![AGC reports steep price increases on U.S. construction materials](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/SASKATCHEWAN-e1536686646484-300x169.jpg)
AGC reports steep price increases on U.S. construction materials
ARLINGTON, VA. — Significant price increases continued in July for a wide range...
Economic , US News
![Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 9 to 13](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/Collage_08_13DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 9 to 13
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inte...
Government , Projects , US News
![U.S. non-residential construction jobs dropped in July](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
U.S. non-residential construction jobs dropped in July
ARLINGTON, VA. — The U.S. construction industry added 11,000 jobs between June a...
Economic , US News
![Queen’s Park boosts funding for school ventilation](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/MANITOBA-chairs-classroom-college-289740-1-e1525192491110-300x169.jpg)
Queen’s Park boosts funding for school ventilation
THORNHILL, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced new funding of $25 millio...
Infrastructure
![Virtual hub provides training and jobseeking resources for construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/CC_Laptop-Image-e1511794188547-300x169.jpg)
Virtual hub provides training and jobseeking resources for construction
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — A new virtual training hub will help construction supervisor...
Labour
![VIDEO: The state of COVID and construction in 2021](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/07/earth-with-mask-for-web-300x200.jpg)
VIDEO: The state of COVID and construction in 2021
COVID-19 has utterly changed society, work and how we interact since lockdowns b...
Government , OH&S
![U.S. construction employment struggles to recover](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/12/pexels-photo-585418-e1546022099198-300x169.jpeg)
U.S. construction employment struggles to recover
ARLINGTON, VA. — U.S. construction employment in June remained below the levels...
Economic , US News
![RCCAO lauds government for infrastructure assessment, says more investment is needed](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/shutterstock_484687348-e1587473811101-300x169.jpg)
RCCAO lauds government for infrastructure assessment, says more investment is needed
VAUGHAN, ONT.—In a submission to Infrastructure Canada the Residential and Civil...
Infrastructure
![Ontario funds COVID protection, relief projects in Thunder Bay](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_04-768x432.jpg)
Ontario funds COVID protection, relief projects in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY, ONT. —The Ontario government has announced spending of $3.8 million...
Economic , Government
![Feds, Ontario to fund Ontario 35 community projects](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/pexels-photo-261185-300x169.jpeg)
Feds, Ontario to fund Ontario 35 community projects
St. JOSEPH, ONT.—The governments of Ontario and Canada have announced $19 millio...
Government , Projects
![Your top DCN headlines: July 5 to 9](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/07/Collage_07_09DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: July 5 to 9
Your top DCN headlines this week cover a recent arbitrator decision regarding ma...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Projects , US News
![Legal Notes: Arbitrator dismisses union grievance concerning mandatory rapid COVID testing](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Arbitrator dismisses union grievance concerning mandatory rapid COVID testing
During the fall of 2020 and spring of 2021, the City of Toronto and Province of...
Government
![COVID community infrastructure funding to benefit 129 Ontario communities](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/shutterstock_603442061-e1528375228664-300x169.jpg)
COVID community infrastructure funding to benefit 129 Ontario communities
WATERLOO, ONT. — The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced spending o...
Government , Infrastructure
![CCOHS offers online course for COVID-19 risk assessments](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
CCOHS offers online course for COVID-19 risk assessments
HAMILTON, ONT. — A new, free online course, the COVID-19 Workplace Risk Assessme...
OH&S
![CCA outlines vision for future infrastructure planning, funding and delivery](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/11/BRITISH-COLUMBIA-e1542736559880-300x169.jpg)
CCA outlines vision for future infrastructure planning, funding and delivery
OTTAWA — In response to the federal government’s proposed National Infrastructur...
Associations
![ORBA webinar speakers outline steps to understand and secure a supply chain](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/SASKATCHEWAN-1-300x169.jpg)
ORBA webinar speakers outline steps to understand and secure a supply chain
Now is the time to plan, assess and prepare for the next pandemic and protect yo...
Associations
![McKenna announces tools to track infrastructure projects](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02-768x432.jpg)
McKenna announces tools to track infrastructure projects
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced a new set of online tools to provi...
Government , Infrastructure
![Ng addresses Asia Infrastructure Forum](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Infrastructure_05-768x432.jpg)
Ng addresses Asia Infrastructure Forum
OTTAWA—Canada’s expertise in the infrastructure sector means it is well placed t...
Infrastructure , Projects , US News
![Affordable housing crisis ‘not just a COVID story:’ One Ontario panellist](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Projects_08-768x432.jpg)
Affordable housing crisis ‘not just a COVID story:’ One Ontario panellist
High demand, a recovering economy and constrained supply are creating an afforda...
Government , Projects
![New Biologics vaccine manufacturing centre completed in 10 months](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/DCN-DW-Biologic-vaccine-centre-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
New Biologics vaccine manufacturing centre completed in 10 months
MONTREAL — The federal government has announced the completion of construction o...
Government , Projects
![Industrial sector struggles with property, cost pressures](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/DW-Land-Devt-industrial-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Industrial sector struggles with property, cost pressures
Professionals in construction’s industrial sector say demand for land is sky-hig...
Economic , Projects
TCR Express: June 23, 2021
In this episode of TCR Express, Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson...
![Panellists bullish on offices – but in evolved form](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/DW-Land-Devt-offices-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Panellists bullish on offices – but in evolved form
The Canadian office sector is undeniably in transition, say experts in developme...
Economic
![One Ontario spotlights affordable housing crisis](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/ONE110_SeminarSeriesRGB-300x157.jpg)
One Ontario spotlights affordable housing crisis
One Ontario is kicking off a virtual conference series to address issues related...
Government , Projects
![Inside Innovation: The office — Do you stay or do you go, or something in-between?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/JohnBleasbyColumnmainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Inside Innovation: The office — Do you stay or do you go, or something in-between?
With light glowing at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, company executives must co...
Technology
![Partners with strongest relationships emerged from COVID intact says WeirFoulds panellist](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/SASKATCHEWAN-e1519757244489-300x166.jpeg)
Partners with strongest relationships emerged from COVID intact says WeirFoulds panellist
°µÍø½ûÇøion partners hoping to avoid project disputes know full well that the b...
Economic
![COVID funding to support Thunder Bay trail system](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/MANITOBA-shutterstock_755003062-e1526660188123-300x169.jpg)
COVID funding to support Thunder Bay trail system
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced $15 mil...
Government , Infrastructure
![Fewer workplace outbreaks and closures reported as Ontario starts to reopen](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1722869191MianWEB-300x169.jpg)
Fewer workplace outbreaks and closures reported as Ontario starts to reopen
TORONTO — The province of Ontario entered into step one of its reopening plan Ju...
OH&S
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: New Infrastructure Policy Council lays foundation for economic recovery](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Associations_04-768x432.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: New Infrastructure Policy Council lays foundation for economic recovery
Infrastructure is what we are all about at the Residential and Civil °µÍø½ûÇøio...
Infrastructure
![Developers scrambling to deal with high costs, uncertainty, land conference told](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/DW-conference-development-costs-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Developers scrambling to deal with high costs, uncertainty, land conference told
Real estate development in Canada is a fraught and volatile industry right now w...
Economic , Projects
![GTHA receives $115 million in COVID Resilience funding](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/shutterstock_1576090024-300x169.jpg)
GTHA receives $115 million in COVID Resilience funding
TORONTO — The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced funding of $115 m...
Government , Infrastructure
![Grants intended to boost infrastructure spending scholarship](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/DW-transpo-knowledge-grants-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Grants intended to boost infrastructure spending scholarship
The federal government said June 7 it is reconfirming its commitment to use the...
Government , Infrastructure
![Surety Corner: How the current climate of material price escalation impacts bonding limits](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/SuretyCornerImage-01-300x169.png)
Surety Corner: How the current climate of material price escalation impacts bonding limits
It is no secret that current construction material prices are volatile, unpredic...
Economic , Resource
![Canada in the midst of a home and repair boom: report](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/shutterstock_335902016-e1586980663317-300x169.jpg)
Canada in the midst of a home and repair boom: report
TORONTO—A new report from Square, a financial services and technology company, s...
Projects
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Global supply chain disruption causing wild swings for construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/earth-1149733_1280-e1531494598385-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Global supply chain disruption causing wild swings for construction
A major disruption is occurring in the construction supply chain across all sect...
Associations , Economic
![First Notice: natural gas program; TK Elevator’s ascent; oilsands plan](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/FirstNoticeTemplates_June9-01-300x169.png)
First Notice: natural gas program; TK Elevator’s ascent; oilsands plan
Ontario selects natural gas expansion projects Ontario’s Associate Mini...
Economic , Government , OH&S , Resource
![Registration opens for Skills Ontario virtual summer workshops](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/pexels-photo-273011-e1519928426237-300x169.jpeg)
Registration opens for Skills Ontario virtual summer workshops
TORONTO—Skills Ontario has officially opened registration for its July virtual w...
Others
![Registration opens for Skills Ontario virtual summer workshops](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/pexels-photo-273011-e1519928426237-300x169.jpeg)
Registration opens for Skills Ontario virtual summer workshops
TORONTO—Skills Ontario has officially opened registration for its July virtual w...
Others
![RESCON adds vaccination information to COVID-19 section on website](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_1767084407WEB-300x169.jpg)
RESCON adds vaccination information to COVID-19 section on website
VAUGHAN, ONT — The Residential °µÍø½ûÇøion Council of Ontario (RESCON) has adde...
Associations
![Procurement Perspectives: Panic and the management of a crisis](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/BauldNewSite-300x169.jpg)
Procurement Perspectives: Panic and the management of a crisis
The current COVID-19 pandemic has created a response to the crisis somewhere bet...
Government
![Legal Notes: Crosstown LRT partners entitled to claim relief due to COVID ‘emergency’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Crosstown LRT partners entitled to claim relief due to COVID ‘emergency’
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that a “stark†reading of a P3 project agre...
Government
![°µÍø½ûÇøion company among businesses ordered to partially close due to COVID-19](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/shutterstock_519430672-e1584459326278-300x169.jpg)
°µÍø½ûÇøion company among businesses ordered to partially close due to COVID-19
TORONTO — Three workplaces in Toronto were ordered to partially close recently a...
OH&S
![Wash Station Challenge to provide hygiene capacity for Navajo communities](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/air-bubbles-diving-underwater-blow-62307-e1514901719300-300x168.jpeg)
Wash Station Challenge to provide hygiene capacity for Navajo communities
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWS...
OH&S , US News
![‘The Other Pandemic’: OCC campaign targets construction’s opioid crisis](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/OHS_04-768x432.jpg)
‘The Other Pandemic’: OCC campaign targets construction’s opioid crisis
TORONTO—Due to an alarming increase in drug overdose deaths in Ontario and its d...
Associations , OH&S
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