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February 10, 2010
Solutions to labour shortage are complex, Toronto Workforce Innovation symposium hears
Looming labour shortages in the construction industry and other sectors won’t be solved by just a few strategies designed to encourage adequate human resources are available.
February 2, 2010
Fort McMurray college experiences apprenticeship boom
Trades and heavy industrial apprenticeships at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta. have doubled in the last eight years, driven by rapid growth in the construction and operation of oilsands facilities.
January 29, 2010
Carpenters union in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario forced into merger
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Sault Ste. Marie will retain its office and training centre despite a forced merger with the Sudbury local.
January 26, 2010
Saskatoon home to new natural gas trades training centre
The city of Saskatoon is home to a new provincial natural gas trades training centre, designed to provide technical training to both SaskEnergy and private sector industry employees.
January 6, 2010
Windsor, Ontario’s St. Clair College opens Centre for Construction, Innovation and Production
Electrical students will no longer have to share storage cradles with heating, ventilation and air conditioning students. Those studying to become plumbing apprentices won’t have to “imagine” certain construction scenarios and pretend to do hook-ups.
December 24, 2009
Resiliency the story of 2009: Council of Ontario Construction Associations
In a year where stimulus projects were a major economic focus, the Council of Ontario Construction Associations found construction’s resiliency in a tough economy the newsmaker of the year.
December 2, 2009
Professional Engineers Ontario applauds faster recognition of foreign workers
Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) has applauded a move by the federal government to accelerate foreign qualification recognition for internationally trained workers.
November 30, 2009
Feds announce quicker credential approvals for foreign-trained architects, engineers
Foreign-trained architects and engineers will know within one year whether their credentials allow them to work in their profession in Canada, according to a new federal-provincial initiative announced this morning in Toronto.
November 19, 2009
Queen’s University School of Medicine getting new $77 million home
Kingston’s M. Sullivan & Son Ltd. is building a new home for the Queen’s University School of Medicine.
November 18, 2009
London, Ontario construction association to offer BIM training courses
The London and District Construction Association (LDCA) has received accreditation certificates under the Canadian Construction Association’s Gold Seal program for five courses offered through the newly minted LDCA BIM Cafe training centre.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- A review of some global economic and policy expectations for 2010 (February 3, 2010)
- Synopsis of RCD’s webinar on the economic and construction outlooks (January 28, 2010)
- Increasing signs of world and U.S. economies getting back on track (January 28, 2010)
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