The new Small Business Health and Safety Training Program aims to improve health and safety awareness by training health and safety representatives of small businesses in a number of sectors, including construction.

De Novo Treatment Centre is helping to conduct research that aims to identify and address the cause for higher rates of addiction and suicide within the industry.

Labour Force Survey data for June released by Statistics Canada earlier this month show a third straight month of job losses in the construction industry, or a drop of 1.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The fine is the second this year imposed against R. M. Belanger for its role in site accidents that have led to worker deaths.

A virtual program created by the Christian Labour Association of Canada will provide free training for leadership roles such as site supervisors, lead hands and superintendents to 300 construction workers.