Following on the heels of the 1.6% drop in employment in September, construction shed a further 8,700 workers (-0.6%) in October.

Ontario is boosting health spending, investing more in roads and bridges, and phasing out COVID-19 supports as it charts a path out of the pandemic.

Families, advocates and opposition politicians argue Ontario should transition away from for-profit ownership of long-term care homes, a segment of the sector that saw the highest death toll among residents during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

High prices for wood, plastics and composites continue to force the price of new residential construction higher, while the non-residential sector is still experiencing tight demand for concrete, steel and labour.

Construction employment in September was 3.8 percent (+54,300 workers) ahead of employment in the same period last year.