Plunging oil prices, an aging workforce set to retire and moderate growth are all factors changing work conditions for Canadian construction, finds BuildForce Canada’s recent forecast. Read more.
The upcoming federal budget will reaffirm the Conservative government’s commitment to infrastructure spending, Industry Minister James Moore says, adding that a number of major infrastructure announcements are on the horizon. Read more.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First cohort graduates from Executive Certificate in Construction Leadership program Halifax, NS – (07/04/2015) The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) congratulates the first cohort of the Executive Certificate in Construction Leadership, a new professional development program that was the result of a partnership between CANS and Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management’s […]
The Nova Scotia Construction Guide is our annual directory circulated to approximately 750 CANS member companies, and over 750 architects, engineers, school boards, hospitals, municipal engineers, property managers and government buyers across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond. The 2015 Nova Scotia Construction Guide highlights what we do at CANS, […]
BuildForce Canada’s annual Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecasts offer a 10-year scenario of workforce supply and demand by trade, province and region. These forecasts help industry, training providers and government decision makers manage workforce requirements. Read more.
The CANS Atlantic Cat De-Icer is our largest business networking event, hosting over 1,800 individuals in the construction industry. On April 17, we’re welcoming members to the Cunard Centre to join us for a night of lobster, roast beef, mussels and refreshments. Don’t delay on buying your tickets – we’re over 75% sold out! Click here […]
Join CANS on April 21, 2015 for an information session on leveraging unified communications to improve your business. About the Session: Learn how to take advantage of the latest Unified Communications technology to reduce operational costs, boost productivity and gain competitive advantage. As traditional methods of business communications (i.e. landlines, faxes, face to face meetings, […]
Canada’s largest supermarket chain has big plans for expansion this year, as it increases its footprint in the competitive grocery market. Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it will build 50 new stores and renovate or improve more than 100 existing stores in 2015. The additions will be across the country, and Loblaw’s estimates it will […]
According to TINYpulse’s 2015 Best Industry Ranking report, gathered from its anonymous one-question feedback surveys from over 30,000 employees across more than 500 organizations, among 12 distinct industries, construction and facility service workers are the happiest employees. Read more.
Superintendents hold the construction industry’s most difficult job, but they are also among construction’s happiest workers, according to a survey. FieldLens posed 12 questions on job satisfaction and technology habits to 163 construction professionals to gather data on superintendents, a group rarely featured in construction industry surveys. Read more.