‘We are used to seasonal layoffs around Christmas and then people come back to work in March,’ says Peter Smith. ‘But this year, those layoffs are going to happen sooner and they will last much longer.’

Construction of the 1.1 million square foot facility is being led by Broccolini, and is expected to be completed next year.

The COVID pandemic has put a spotlight on the use of digital bonds in many industries—construction included. The Surety Association of Canada has released a white paper re-confirming the significance of these tools.

The country added 378,000 jobs for the month, and is now within 3.7 percent of its pre-COVID employment levels. Construction, meanwhile, is more than 8 percent below its February level.

With Unit 6 at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station now isolated, work can behind on the fuel channel feeder replacement program that involves the removal and replacement of several major in-reactor components.