Ontario & Infrastructure Spending
Some interesting stats regarding Ontarians and how they feel about the Government’s infrastructure spending and cost of construction. A portion of the population thinks that the cost of infrastructure construction is too high suggesting that the Government needs to improve procurement methods, contractor selection, competitiveness, and how we’re making the pre-qualification criteria and scopes of work. Ontarians interviewed suggest that we need explanations on why spending and costs are what they are, because as tax payers, we’re ultimately paying for these projects. What do you think about government infrastructure spending and the cost of construction? http://www.on-sitemag.com/infrastructure/ontarians-fed-wasted-public-infrastructure-dollars/1003957105/ via On-Site
New Workers and Green Skills
As our skilled labour force in Canada decreases each year and the need for an increase in new skilled trades approaches, pushing innovated programs such as “green skills” mentioned in the article link below is a great method to motivate our young labour force. If we can increase the enrollment rate for Canada’s trade schools through emerging initiatives that will have an impact on our country and that these workers may actually be interested in, is a fantastic method to boost skilled trades. It’s thinking outside the traditional box of education programs that could really push our labour market forward. Not to mention that boosting green skills will be essential moving forward and a demand will most definitely appear for workers to have essential skills in green techniques. Who will be installing and maintaining all the solar panels? What about building all the charging stations for the electric cars on the road, or framing all the mid-rise wood buildings soon to be popping up in cities. It’s examples like these where we will soon need a young skilled labour force trained by the skilled workers now, to help Canada achieve our environmental targets and maintain them for generations. http://dailycommercialnews.com/en-US/Government/News/2017/8/New-program-will-help-workers-build-green-skills-1026720W/ via Daily Commercial News
Green Building Sector & Jobs
Happy to see the building sector is being recognized as a key contributor to helping achieve a zero carbon economy in Canada, as it should be, as well as a major job creator because of the growing need for green building practices. Green sector to employ millions of builders by 2050: report via the Daily Commercial News