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Monthly Archives: April 2024

Building a Greener Future

2024-04-25T16:47:46+00:00

Estimating the impact on construction labour demands from transitioning buildings in Canada away from fossil fuels Retrofitting Canada’s residential, commercial, and institutional building stock to incorporate sustainable fuel sources, technologies, and materials could require as many as 57,000 additional construction workers and generate more than $81 billion in new construction investments by 2032. A new report prepared by BuildForce Canada and released today, Building a Greener Future: Estimating the impact on construction labour demands from transitioning buildings in Canada away from fossil fuels, considers the implications of retrofitting existing buildings to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprints [...]

Building a Greener Future2024-04-25T16:47:46+00:00

Hamilton Workforce Insights & Challenges

2024-04-23T19:47:14+00:00

Hamilton Workforce Insights & Challenges Hamilton’s Employer One survey has uncovered the needs and challenges employers face pertaining to the labour market and workforce for 11 years and counting. In 2024, almost half of the employers we surveyed noted a good short-term business outlook, with increases in revenue. However, the survey also identified some key challenges to employers. In particular, employers’ highlighted their difficulties in hiring new employees, with rising costs of business inputs weighing down on various sectors across the City. Some report highlights include: 57% of respondents said they were hiring in 2024 28.7%  of respondents deemed [...]

Hamilton Workforce Insights & Challenges2024-04-23T19:47:14+00:00

2024 Federal Budget

2024-04-22T14:32:47+00:00

2024 Federal Budget Highlights Last week, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released the 2024 Federal Budget: Fairness for Every Generation. The 2024 federal budget is the government’s plan to build more homes, faster, help make life cost less, and grow the economy in a way that helps every generation get ahead. Highlights include: Canada’s economy continues to show resilience in the face of high interest rates as GDP growth is penciled in at around 3.5% annualized growth for the first quarter of 2024 (7.4% annualized in January, and an estimated 4.9% in February). [...]

2024 Federal Budget2024-04-22T14:32:47+00:00

Ontario’s New Building Code Released

2024-04-17T20:15:12+00:00

Ontario’s New Building Code Released with Revised Structure Announced on April 10, Ontario has released a new Building Code, which the Province says will reduce regulatory burdens for the construction industry and make it easier to construct housing while still promoting high standards of performance and public health and safety in new and renovated buildings. There are significant changes to its structure, and a transition period is now in effect. The 2024 Building Code is intended to streamline processes for the building sector and increase harmonization with the National Construction Codes, eliminating more than 1,730 technical variations between the provincial [...]

Ontario’s New Building Code Released2024-04-17T20:15:12+00:00

HHCA April Newsletter

2024-04-02T14:06:55+00:00

HHCA April 2024 Newsletter The month of April brings our 104th Annual General Meeting & Dinner, a Young Leaders Group PAR-TEE, a CCDC Seminar AND a solar eclipse! There is a lot going on in our industry and at the HHCA - we have all of your construction news here and more! Read the newsletter here!

HHCA April Newsletter2024-04-02T14:06:55+00:00

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