The latest Construction Looking Forward report from BuildForce Canada warns of peak retirements on the horizon. Replacing those lost skills may prove challenging.

One of the key findings of new data compiled by Statistics Canada is that those journeypersons certified in construction trades reported the highest median increases in overall earning in 2019. Out-of-province mobility, meanwhile, reached historically low rates.

Canada's labour market showed signs last month of finally shaking off the shock COVID-19 delivered two years ago, with the share of workers with a job and the unemployment rate besting levels seen just prior to the pandemic.

The Ontario Construction Secretariat’s annual contractor survey finds that 82 percent of those contractors surveyed have a positive outlook on the province’s construction industry for 2022.

After three straight quarters of profits, the engineering firm swung to a loss of almost $53 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, surprising analysts, who called the financial results "weak" and "messy."