The former manager of the company’s Regina office moves to Ottawa to replace Kevin Skinner.

The 37 new entrants to the list include Priestly Demolition Inc., State Window Corporation and M.P. Lundy Construction. They add to a list that already includes several industry leaders.

Tighter public-health measures aimed at controlling the further spread of COVID-19 brought employment lower in several provinces, including Ontario. Nationally, construction shed 12,700 jobs.

The $34-million project will create a community-wide smart grid that can lower electricity costs for customers, and improve system reliability.

The increase of 5.6 percent in the cost of residential construction is the largest on record, and is largely due to rising demand and material shortages. Non-residential building construction prices, meanwhile, rose by 1.5 percent.