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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.
Employment, labour force figures down year over year; may fall further in Q1
Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey (LFS), conducted during the week of December 6 to 12, shows that month-over-month employment in the industry dropped by 4% – to 1,386,200 workers – in December.
Moosonee OPP detachment opens
Construction is complete on latest in the series of nine police detachments across the province that are being built by Bird Construction under a single P3 arrangement.
Small communities to share in $200M of infrastructure funding
The provincial allocation is open to those municipalities with populations of less than 100,000 and the money will be shared among 424 communities. The overall funding allocation for 2021 is identical to the funding issued in 2020.
Feds approve controversial CN project
Plans by Canadian National Railway to develop 400 acres of land in Milton into a new truck-train logistics hub have been approved by the federal government—with conditions. Halton Region mayors say not enough is being done to address residents’ concerns.
Steel groups merge
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction has reached an agreement with the Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute to integrate the Canadian sheet steel construction sectors within the CISC.