Statistics // Industry highlights – Labour market and building permits
Including data from ‘Labour Market Trends, March 2025,’ ‘Labour Force Survey, March 2025’ and ‘Building Permits, February 2025.’
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Thank you for attending CANS 2025 Emerging Leaders Curling Bonspiel
On April 4th, the Emerging Leaders hosted our 13th Annual Curling Bonspiel at the CFB Halifax Curling Club.
CANS Scholarships: 2024 NSCC Student Award Recipients
CANS is proud to partner with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Foundation to offer four distinct awards and scholarships to NSCC students pursuing post-secondary education toward careers in construction.
Canadians believe the federal government is failing to manage Canada’s infrastructure and construction workforce needs
“We hear a lot of promises about building more housing, roads, and infrastructure — but none of that happens without workers to do the job,” said Duncan Williams, President and CEO at the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS).
Statistics // Highlights from ‘Canada GDP by Industry, January 2025’
Real Gross Domestic Product in Canada grew 0.4% in January 2025 following a gain of 0.3% in December 2024.
Building Code Adaptation sessions from CANS and CHBANS — recordings coming soon!
In preparation for changes to Nova Scotia’s Building Code Regulations, the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association – Nova Scotia (CHBANS) partnered to deliver a province-wide training initiative.
Memo // End-of-use deadline in 2025 for equipment containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
The December 31, 2025 end-of-use deadline set by the PCB Regulations is now less than a year away.
Nominations open for CANS Board of Directors & Committees
We are now accepting nominations to our Board of Directors and Committees, applications are due by Friday, April 25.
CCA welcomes new Board of Directors — including two CANS Members
Congratulations to Alan MacIntosh (Marco Group Limited) and Brad Scott (Basin Contracting Limited) for joining CCA’s 2025-2026 Board of Directors.
Statistics // Industry highlights – ‘building permits’ and ‘building construction’
Including statistics from ‘Building permits, January 2025’ and ‘Building construction, January 2025.’