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Hotel construction ends ’20 on a high note
Analysts Lodging Econometrics show that the hotel construction pipeline in Canada ended 2020 with 270 projects—just 35 fewer than the record high reached at the end of 2019.
Feds promise billions in new funds to build, expand public-transit systems
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the $14.9−billion announcement on Wednesday as he prepared for a virtual meeting with mayors from Canada’s largest cities, many of them struggling to make ends meet due to the COVID−19 pandemic.
Some construction workers eligible for emergency child care
Access to emergency child-care services is available to construction workers working on essential projects in Toronto, York Region and Peel – but only until children go back to school on February 16.
Residential sector investment reaches record high in December
The total of $11.1 billion is the highest ever recorded in the residential sector, and more than made up for yet another month of flat growth in non-residential activity.
Construction adds jobs in January
While the national construction workforce grew by 39,000 jobs in January, Ontario’s workforce struggled. The industry lost 4,200 jobs in January, and employment is down more than 25,000 over the last 12 months.