The financial relief package put in place by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board last spring originally required companies to pay back deferred premiums at the end of this month.

After recording strong increases in permit values in June, Windsor’s construction market slowed considerably in July.

A program to train as many as 60 people in key construction skills has received more than $700,000 in seed funding from the provincial government.

Canada’s labour market isn’t yet back to pre-pandemic levels, but it’s approaching that mark. July’s Labour Force Survey places that market at 1.3 million jobs off February’s level.

Several of the eight projects being funded include construction on roadways and pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.