The 170 union members -- who inspect elevating devices, boilers and pressure vessels, and fuels throughout the province -- walked off the job in July.

The scope of work calls for the 220,000-square foot building to be upgraded to reduce carbon emissions by more than 80 percent.

Ontario’s construction sector had 28,360 jobs waiting to be filled in the second quarter of 2022, up from 20,895 in the second quarter of 2021.

A CMHC report concludes that Ontario, Quebec and B.C. will have to double the number of starts that they can produce under best-case scenarios to help reach CMHC's national affordability target of 3.5 million more homes built by 2030.

The architecture and engineering firm will support the project through the development of indicative design documents and provide support throughout the tendering and construction stages.