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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
New leaders appointed to WSIB
Replacing chair Elizabeth Witmer and president Tom Bell are board members Grant Walsh and Jeffery Lang.
OPG to study additional hydroelectricity development options in North
With demand for electricity forecasted to grow at an average of 20 percent per year in the near future, the province is looking for ways to bolster its grid capacity.
Construction labour force contracts in December, but key metrics end 2021 on a high
December marks the fourth month in a row in which construction has shed jobs; a trend mostly attributable to the limited seasonality that still exists in some segments of the industry.
Increase in construction-goods cargo sees a strong year for shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway
Iron ore, steel slabs and other steel products contributed to more than a quarter of the total goods shipped along the seaway in 2021.
NCC gives Toronto developer the OK to build Canada’s largest net-zero residential project in Ottawa
Dream LeBreton has been tapped to develop the first phase of a project to transform the long-vacant LeBreton Flats site. The project will be the country’s largest net-zero residential development.



