Labour
Driving home a message: Women concrete truck drivers on the rise across Ontario
Driving home a message: Women concrete truck drivers on the rise across Ontario
According to polling conducted by Concrete Ontario of its members, there are now between 60 to 70 women ready-mix concrete drivers in the province. The association represents about 96 per cent of all ready-mix concrete production and is comprised of more...
Labour
New study reveals stereotype about the trades may be changing among Canadians
TORONTO — A recent Leger survey commissioned by Classic Fire + Life Safety on th...
Labour
UBC on receiving end of $9M to help 1,500 construction workers with certification
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada has announced it is investing in 1,500 interna...
Government , Labour
Federal immigration plans undermining what Ontario has done to tackle labour shortage
Despite efforts undertaken by all three levels of government, times are tough fo...
Government , Labour
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Driving home a message: Women concrete truck drivers on the rise across Ontario
According to polling conducted by Concrete Ontario of its members, there are now...
Labour
New study reveals stereotype about the trades may be changing among Canadians
TORONTO — A recent Leger survey commissioned by Classic Fire + Life Safety on th...
Labour
UBC on receiving end of $9M to help 1,500 construction workers with certification
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada has announced it is investing in 1,500 interna...
Government , Labour
Federal immigration plans undermining what Ontario has done to tackle labour shortage
Despite efforts undertaken by all three levels of government, times are tough fo...
Government , Labour
RioCan cuts nearly 10 per cent of staff in efficiency push as condo market slows
TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust says it has cut almost 10 per cent...
Economic , Labour
‘More of the same’: Jobless rate holds steady at 6.5% in October amid weak hiring
OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent last month as hi...
Economic , Labour
‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
VANCOUVER — The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia...
Government , Labour
Open call for candidates for PEO’s 2025 council elections
TORONTO — Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the province’s engineering regul...
Labour
New TVOKids series shines spotlight on construction craft workers
The new TVOKids original series Trading Skills launched recently and one of the...
Labour
Employers lock out longshore workers in Montreal after contract offer rejected
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1...
Labour
Ontario provides H2H with funding for veterans
TORONTO — Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) Canada is on the receiving end of $3 million...
Labour
H2H honours veterans, highlights resources for second career
OTTAWA — In recognition of Remembrance Day, Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) is honouri...
Labour
Lesurf intends to make it a ‘MOvember’ for the books
TORONTO — Gillam Group’s Craig Lesurf is once again taking on MOvember and has s...
Labour
Port of Montreal employer submits ‘final’ offer to dockworkers, threatens lockout
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dock...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news one worker was killed and two othe...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Trucking, construction expect ‘labour crisis’ with new temporary worker rules
OTTAWA — Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in troub...
Government , Labour
Provincial engineers allege Ontario government is unlawfully locking them out
TORONTO - Ontario government engineers participating in rotating strikes that in...
Government , Labour
White to succeed Young as STO CEO
TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is appointing Candice White as...
Government , Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 28 to Nov. 1
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a story from the recent Ontario Buildin...
Government , Labour , Projects
Strickland outlines ‘game-changing’ wage requirements in new tax credits regime
A proposed new wave of green technology projects that could soon be launched acr...
Government , Labour
Building Trades prep for looming ICI bargaining season
The unionized construction movement in Ontario is entering a critical period, de...
Labour
RESCON women’s panel encourages planting the seed early to help grow future tradespeople
Angela Coldwell has made it her mission to raise awareness about careers in cons...
Associations , Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 21 to 25
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Ontario government engineers are t...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
City BuildHERS forging bonds across the building world in a variety of sectors
An Ottawa-based group that offers professional women in the building world oppor...
Labour
‘Logjam’: Labour minister tries to reset faltering talks at Port of Montreal
MONTREAL - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says contract talks at the P...
Government , Labour
Ontario supports trades training in Leeds-Grenville
BROCKVILLE, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is spending $2.1 mill...
Government , Labour
Humber Polytechnic completes expansion of Centre for Skilled Trades
TORONTO — Humber Polytechnic has announced the completion of a $9.5-million expa...
Labour , Projects
Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to ‘renovate their basement’
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid stu...
Government , Labour
Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian linemen helping with U.S. hurricane outages
TORONTO — Quebecer Stéphan Perreault and his team of linemen have been helping r...
Labour
International Day of the Girl Child: A Women’s Work flagship training centre looks to the future of the trades
October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to ce...
Labour
Metrolinx marks 10th anniversary of community benefits program
Metrolinx is marking the 10th anniversary of the launch of its community benefit...
Labour
Women’s History Month celebrates Women at Work
OTTAWA – In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History...
Labour
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WSIB to give Ontario employers $2B in surplus funds
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says eligible businesses will be getting a s...
Government
Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
Canada’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is schedule...
Projects
Northvolt says Quebec battery plant will proceed despite bankruptcy filing
MONTREAL — Northvolt AB has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States...
Projects
Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — A combination of severe hurricane damage to Tropicana Fie...
US News
Ontario provides $21.8M for water treatment plant expansion in Kemptville
KEMPTVILLE, ONT. — In order to support the construction of the Eastern Ontario C...
Infrastructure
Ontario breaks ground on Sarnia long-term care home
SARNIA, ONT. — Construction is underway on Trillium Villa Nursing Home, a new 16...
Projects
Affordable housing project geared towards deafblind breaks ground in Toronto
TORONTO — More than 56 people who are deafblind or living with other physical di...
Projects
Habitat for Humanity housing survey highlights Canada’s deepening housing crisis
TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity Canada’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey r...