A new initiative is aiming to expand career opportunities for women in the construction industry and improve retention rates in a sector …
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U.S. construction industry must hire 439,000 workers to meet 2025 demand, ABC says
The U.S. construction industry will need to attract 439,000 new workers in 2025 to keep pace with demand for construction services, according …
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Employment LawFeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
New Brunswick court upholds conviction, jail time for supervisor in death of 18-year-old construction worker
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a construction site supervisor for criminal negligence causing the death of …
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Construction company fined $250,000 after excavation collapse kills two workers in Ajax, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA sewer and watermain construction company based in Maple, Ont., has been fined $250,000 after a workplace accident during a road widening …
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Two Calgary construction firms fined $168,000 each for workplace safety violations
Two Calgary construction companies were fined $168,000 each for violations of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act following a workplace incident …
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Four Winds Construction fined $130,000 after workplace fatality on road widening project
A Concord-based construction company has been fined $130,000 after a worker was fatally injured at a road widening project in Vaughan, Ontario. …
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Construction company fined $70,000 after worker critically injured on job in Fergus, Ont.
A St. Jacobs, Ont., construction company has been ordered to pay a $70,000 fine after a worker was struck by a vehicle …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedTraining & Development
Alberta spending $1.5 million to support Indigenous skilled trades training for residential construction
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAlberta’s government will invest more than $1.5 million over three years to support an Indigenous-led program that trains students in skilled trades …
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Construction unions IUOE and Carpenters’ Council partner to strengthen worker representation
The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793, and the Carpenters’ Regional Council have signed a partnership agreement to enhance worker representation …
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NHC trains young Nunavummiut in skilled trades while building homes in Nunavut
By Kira Wronska Dorward | Nunavut News The Nunavut Housing Corporation is striving for 3,000 new homes by 2030, and there’s another key …
