The premier and Rasheed agreed that he would resign as minister of public and business service delivery and from the Progressive Conservative caucus.

Set to open in Q4 2024, the 379,000-square foot centre was designed to be zero-carbon ready, as is being developed and constructed by Broccolini.

The report finds the processes add between $21,000 and $58,000 annually to the cost of renovations and infill building projects, and add more than 30 days on top of the city’s service-standard targets.

The seven-storey building will feature 256 long-term care beds and 57 affordable rental homes for seniors, as well as ground-floor non-residential space.

Construction’s labour force reported growth of 9,000 over the last 12 months, while employment added 6,400 workers. As a result, the industry’s unemployment rate edged up slightly from 3.3% to 3.4%.