The 14 panel members comprise representatives from labour and management groups, and will meet with the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development three times a year.

The council has asked the province to exempt contractors from liability costs due to COVID-related delays, and to work with the federal government to grant cost relief to owners

The extension is in place until May 6, and means that all but essential construction work must remain suspended.

Effective April 16, 2020, all procedural time periods and limitation periods under the Construction Act will be restored. This has two major implications for the industry: (i) lien periods are back; and (ii) owners can once again release holdbacks safely.

The report from the group tasked with spending $1 billion on Hamilton’s transit system recommends spending the money in a variety of ways, including on light rail or on busses.