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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.
Ontario focused on recovery, determined to avoid future lockdowns, throne speech says
Avoiding future lockdowns is Ontario's "ultimate goal," as laid out Monday in a throne speech that emphasized recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but made no mention of child care or education.
L2B Webinar: Opioid Epidemic Hits Construction Hard
One in three opioid-related deaths among employed people in Ontario in 2020 was in the construction sector. With opioid use increasing yearly, and drugs thousands of times stronger than they were even 10 years ago, lives can be saved with the inclusion of free, easy-to-use naloxone nasal spray kits on jobsites.
Co-working spaces poised for surge in demand as remote work increases
The number of co-working spaces worldwide is projected to reach 40,000 by 2024 and provide space for five million people, an increase of 158 per cent compared to 2020.
Province appoints more inspectors, creates online COVID plan tool
The Ontario government has launched a series of resources designed to help businesses weather the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Office vacancies at highest levels since 1994 amid new supply, pandemic concerns
Office vacancies in Canada were at the highest level in decades this quarter as new supply continued to come onto the market while the fourth wave of COVID-19 slowed an expected return to work, according to the latest report from CBRE Group Inc.