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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Conductors, engineers on picket line as CP Rail, union can't reach deal
More than 3,000 CP Rail conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are off the job.
Ontario to require 72,000 workers by 2027: BuildForce
Ontario’s post-pandemic construction boom means steady supplies of work, but it comes at a cost. Growth and retirements could create a shortage of as many as 72,000 skilled workers by 2027.
Province commits $13M to electrical training and apprenticeships
Nine projects will share in the funding, which will provide free training and paid electricians’ apprenticeships to more than 2,500 people.
Construction journeypersons reported high incomes and low mobility in 2019
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.
Braeside company fined $60K for a fall that led to a worker’s death
ThermoEnergy Structures Inc. entered a guilty plea in a Belleville court for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.