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News and information from and for Ontario’s construction industry
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.
Workers’ coalition campaigning for better industry jobs
Let’s Build Canada is asking candidates to support labour mobility in the construction industry, and build green jobs and a just transition for energy workers.
Canadian workers want to work anywhere
A new research report from Accenture shows that as workplaces across the country re-open, more and more Canadians say they prefer to return to a hybrid or remote-work model.
CCSA, partners create substance-abuse toolkit
The organizations say the opioid overdose crisis is disproportionately affecting people working in construction, transportation and the trades.
Construction gains workers again in July
Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for July shows a gain in employment across all industries of 0.5 percent, and a gain of 1.5 percent, or 21,500 workers, in the construction industry.
Province announces $350K for LiUNA training program
More money from Ontario’s Skills Development Fund will go to support a training program run by LiUNA local 1089 in Sarnia, and will help train as many as 60 people for a range of construction careers.