Congratulations, CANS 2024 Gil-Son Construction Golf Tournament winners!

Thank you to all the players and sponsors who participated in the CANS 2024 Gil-Son Construction Golf Tournament.

CANS Scholarships: 2023-2024 NSCC Student Award Recipients

CANS is proud to partner with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Foundation to offer five distinct awards and scholarships to NSCC students pursuing post-secondary education toward careers in construction. Get to know the students who earned these awards in 2023-2024.

Statistics // Building Construction, April 2024 and Housing Starts, May 2024

Compared to January-April 2023, building construction investment was up 19.4% in Nova Scotia.

Special Update: Heat stress advisory

The Safety Branch of the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration has reissued their safety alert on heat stress ahead of this week’s forecast heatwave.

Statistics // Highlights from ‘Building Permits, April 2024’

In April 2024, Nova Scotia’s total building permits (residential and non-residential) rose by 44.2% to $344.3 million (over the previous month, March 2024)

Share job postings to connect with qualified construction professionals (due June 12!)

A coalition of industry associations from the construction sector participated in a provincial a recruitment mission from April 21-28, 2024, to the United Kingdom and Ireland that resulted in the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (LSI) collecting a pool of strong construction candidates. Now, we need your help getting relevant job openings to these candidates.

Statistics // Highlights from “US Construction Spending, April 2024”

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.

Notice // Updates to CCDC Documents

As of May 21, 2024, a number of new CCDC documents have been introduced, and a number have been discontinued.

Statistics // Nova Scotia population estimates by county and census subdivision – July 1, 2023

Between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023 Nova Scotia’s population increased by 33,249 persons, reaching 1,058,694 as of July 1, 2023.

News // Halifax one of Canada’s fastest growing municipalities

According to data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday [May 22], Halifax added just under 20,000 souls over the year preceding July 1, 2023.