A new video released by the alliance warns of significant industry job losses and economic stagnation if the federal and provincial governments don’t commit more money to help municipalities balance their budgets.

Using WSIB data from 2012 to 2018, the report found that lost-time injury claims on unionized non-residential construction sites are 31 percent lower than those on non-union sites. Claims for severe injuries are also 29 percent lower on union job sites.

The industry ended 2020 with an employment loss. For the entire year, construction employment is down 80,000 jobs, or 5.4 percent, and the threat of a partial industry closure in Ontario only leaves the industry in a more precarious position.

The associates hail from several disciplines and markets within the firm, making them well positioned to introduce diverse perspectives into the company’s senior leadership team.

Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 63,000 jobs while the unemployment rate edged up to 8.6 percent compared with 8.5 percent in November.