Prince Edward Island – After a modest decline in 2015, construction employment gains in most years with steady demand for new housing and commercial building, according to the latest forecast released today by BuildForce Canada.
"Even modest expansion over the next five years may challenge labour markets as construction employment rises to record levels starting in 2016 and peaking in 2020," said Rosemary Sparks, Executive Director of BuildForce Canada.
BuildForce Canada's 2015-2024 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast shows moderate gains in construction investment. Engineering construction is mostly unchanged, while the largest and most consistent gains are in commercial building, which rises steadily to 2024. Following declines in 2013 and 2014, new housing is projected to rise over the next five years. Rising construction activity is expected to create almost 600 new jobs from now until 2024.
With no new major projects, engineering employment dips in 2016 and 2017 as utilities work winds down, but then cycles back up with employment remaining close to current levels for most of the outlook period.
New housing rises to 2020 and then declines, while renovation and maintenance work rises in steady annual increments across the scenario period.
As many as 1,500 workers, or 26 percent of the construction workforce, is expected to retire over the next 10 years.
Manitoba – Skilled trades workers are in demand in Manitoba, especially during the next few years, as major hydroelectric and transmission projects drive job growth, according to the latest forecast released today by BuildForce Canada.
BuildForce Canada's 2015-2024 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast shows construction employment in Manitoba is expected to increase by 3,700 news jobs, a 9 percent increase during the outlook period. Demand will be strongest over the next two years, as hiring peaks for many specialized trades in 2016 and 2017, followed by more moderate employment gains over the long term. Job growth is driven by large-scale power generation and transmission projects. Engineering construction is expected to peak in 2016, commercial and industrial building rises steadily over the forecast period, while growth resumes this year in the province's housing sector.
New housing creates record employment levels for virtually all trades and occupations in 2019 before housing starts decline. Renovation and maintenance work grows steadily.
As many as 9,100 skilled workers are needed to replace retiring baby boomers over the next 10 years.
Saskatchewan – Construction job growth is expected to continue over the next five years in the province, driven by large-scale resource and infrastructure projects, according to the latest forecast released today by BuildForce Canada.
BuildForce Canada's 2015-2024 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast shows the extraordinary decade-long run in construction job growth will carry on until 2019. Large-scale resource and infrastructure projects, underway and proposed, will increase labour requirements over the medium term, peaking in 2019. Activity slows across the remainder of the forecast period, but stays well above historical levels. Industrial and commercial building adds momentum, with the rate of job growth exceeding 5 percent each year, from now until 2017.
Growth in new housing sees employment in the residential labour force peaking in 2016, creating 1,000 new jobs before slowing across the remainder of the forecast.
Renovation and maintenance employment rises in steady, but small, annual increments across the forecast period.
More than 19 percent of the construction workforce is expected to retire over the next decade.
Ottawa – A rising number of female role models are stepping up to pave the way for more young women," according to BuildForce Canada, as it gets set to celebrate International Women's Day, and the difference women are making in the construction industry.
Jamie McMillan, a Hamilton Ironworker since 2002, has been an inspiration to hundreds of young women. McMillan speaks in high school classrooms and at national trade events, opening doors to all of the career possibilities for young women in the skilled trades.
Canada's construction industry wants and needs more women. With up to one-quarter of the workforce retiring over the next decade, that leaves 250,000 positions to fill.
BuildForce Canada is encouraging more women to consider a career in construction through its Careers in Construction website (www.careersinconstruction.ca).
Ottawa (Nov. 27th, 2014) – The first step to a new career in one of Canada's fastest growing industries is just a few clicks away with the launch of a new, improved Careers in Construction website, announced today by BuildForce Canada.
Construction is a leading Canadian industry, now employing 1 in 14 Canadian workers. It is also an industry of tremendous opportunity, as more than a quarter of its workforce gets set to retire over the next decade.
Ottawa – In recognition of the changing face of Canada's construction industry, BuildForce Canada is acknowledging the contributions of tradespeople across the generations today, on National Tradesmen Day.
Over the next decade, Canada's construction workforce will change dramatically, with up to one-quarter of its skilled baby boomers retiring.
"Today is a great opportunity to show our appreciation for those who've made construction their life's work, and to welcome a new generation," said Rosemary Sparks, Executive Director of BuildForce Canada.
John Tomes, a 68-year-old Superintendent of Manpower with McCain Electric Ltd. in Winnipeg, was 17 when he began his career as an electrician.
Twenty-three year old Calli Doucette, a third-year electrical apprentice from a small town in Niagara Region is a relative newcomer to the skilled trades.
This fall, BuildForce Canada is launching its redesigned Careers in Construction website at www.careersinconstruction.ca to provide more youth and parent-friendly information about more than 50 different construction trades and occupations.
Toronto – A record 1.3 million Canadians, or 1 in 14 workers, now make their living in construction, BuildForce Canada announced today, as the country gets set to celebrate Labour Day and the contribution of its workers.
Canada's construction industry accounts for more than 7 percent of gross domestic product. It is one of Canada's leading and fastest growing industries, hiring 600,000 new workers since 1996. That's an employment growth rate of 86 percent.
As Canada's construction industry grows, it also becomes more specialized, requiring workers with higher levels of expertise in technologies and building systems.
With openings for more than 250,000 new construction workers to replace retiring baby boomers over the next decade, BuildForce has stepped up its efforts to attract young skilled workers. It will launch its redesigned Careers in Construction website at www.careersinconstruction.ca this fall, with more youth- and parent-friendly trade-by-trade information.