Statistics Canada’s latest look at the trend shows that residential construction costs increased by 2.5% in the third quarter, while non-residential costs grew by 2.1% percent. Both figures are notably lower than those seen in the second quarter of the year.

The federal government has released its immigrations levels plan for the next two years, with a focus on attracting workers to key sectors of the economy, including the skilled trades.

The organization has signed a series of partnership agreements with construction companies to deliver work at its Chalk River campus and on other priority projects.

More than $5 million in funding from the federal government will go toward the renovation of a former elementary school building into a community hub.

Canada's energy sector will be the recipient of a wave of public and private investment dollars in the coming decade, experts say, as the push to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 gains momentum.