Tom Howell now leads the company’s manufacturing and prefabrication division, while Andrés Durán has been promoted to senior vice president & general counsel.

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.

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice regarding termination clauses poses a particular concern for construction industry employers. 

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.

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.