The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) Workforce Excellence Award. This national recognition highlights CANS’ commitment to advancing workforce development and strengthening the construction industry in Nova Scotia.
Includes statistics from ‘Labour market trends, February 2025’ and ‘Labour force survey, February 2025.’
12:30 p.m. | Please be advised that given the expected deterioration of weather conditions in HRM, CANS office will close early today, February 13, at 2:00 p.m.
Due to current weather conditions, CANS office will be closing at 1:30 p.m. today, January 29.
Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is seeking public feedback on Dartmouth Cove and prospective amendments to the regional planning strategy and the land use by-law that would prohibit most water lot infilling and development.
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has announced that prices for CCDC contracts and guides will increase in 2025. In Nova Scotia, new pricing will take effect on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Nova Scotia’s non-residential construction was up 31.8% compared to January-November 2023, the fastest gain among provinces.
Between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024 Nova Scotia’s population increased by 19,888 persons, reaching 1,076,374 as of July 1, 2024.
“We were shocked to see those announcements coming at this juncture, when we are trying to fill so many job vacancies at this time in Nova Scotia,” said Duncan Williams, president and CEO of the Construction Association.