The guide will be used by builders and trade contractors when erecting, operating and dismantling tower cranes.

In its third-quarter report to shareholders, the Toronto mining company reported that it could be on the hook for as much as $1 billion to finish work on the Côté gold mine in Northern Ontario.

Executive director Brian Rosborough says despite some early suggestions from the government that some funding might be available to make up for municipalities' lost revenue, the association hasn't heard anything concrete.

Funded through the Skills Development Fund, the projects will prepare nearly 2,000 young people for construction jobs.

The RSSOM contract, worth $9 billion, was awarded to the Connect 6ix consortium. The scope of work sees the companies commit to a 30-year design, build, finance, operate and maintain arrangement.