Month over month, US construction spending decreased 0.1% between March and April 2024. Year to date, US construction spending has increased 10.7% compared to the same period in 2023.
Thanks for attending CANS 2024 Construction Workforce Summit, held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Best Western Plus Dartmouth. Attendees showed their support for our growing industry and demonstrated leadership in addressing workforce challenges around retention, generational differences, mental health.
CANS is now accepting nominations for our 2024 Honourary Life Member. Nominations are due by Monday, May 27, 2024.
CANS celebrates its latest accomplishment—winning the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) 2023 Partner Association Award of Excellence. The award recognizes CCA integrated partner associations who demonstrate outstanding leadership in industry enhancement, education, and member recruitment.
With so many new construction documents soon-to-be or already released, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) is thrilled to be hosting the Canadian Construction Documents Committee’s (CCDC) first in-person seminars since the pandemic. Touring the country, don’t miss this stop in Nova Scotia.
Earlier today, the Government of Nova Scotia released Budget 2024-25, including $1.6 billion for capital projects. With revenues of $15.8 billion and expenses of $16.5 billion, Budget 2024–25 estimates a deficit of $467.4 million (after consolidation and accounting adjustments).
On March 7, HHB engineering staff are hosting a 90-minute virtual presentation to brief potential contractors on this $50 million opportunity.
Due to current weather conditions, CANS office will delay opening until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14.
On Thursday, February 8, CANS kicked off its first event of the year with the CANS Construction Job Fair — and we are proud to say it was a huge success!
The Province of Nova Scotia is seeking potential suppliers they could contract with directly to provide assistance with snow removal efforts in Cape Breton. Specifically, the Province is inquiring about suppliers who can provide and operate heavy equipment for snow removal such as excavators, front loaders and dump trucks.