B.C. construction sector seeks support as workers shortage, late payments persist
April 16, 2024
British Columbia’s construction industry says its workforce numbers have improved in recent years, but labour shortages persist and are putting “extreme pressures” on employers.The BC Construction Association says the shortage of qualified workers has pushed the average annual wage in the sector to just short of $75,000, up 21 per cent in the last five years.
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Experts say union workers are feeling increasingly emboldened to reject tentative agreements as they fight to join the ranks of those benefiting from the recent wave of wage gains.
May 7, 2024 - 10:36 | The Canadian Press | CTV News - Canada
The City of Ottawa is poised to impose massive development-charge increases on all types of new housing but you’d never know it from reading the report that comes to the planning and housing committee Wednesday. Read More
May 7, 2024 - 10:20 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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