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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Conference Board forecasts GDP drop of 25% in Q2
The board calls the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic "the worst economic downturn" the country has seen in decades.
Labour force sheds 1.1 million jobs in March
Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for March shows huge job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction employment, however, was largely unchanged.
Government of Ontario to amend emergency order to allow release of holdbacks
Effective April 16, 2020, all procedural time periods and limitation periods under the Construction Act will be restored. This has two major implications for the industry: (i) lien periods are back; and (ii) owners can once again release holdbacks safely.
Is now a good time to put a project out for tender?
Members of the Grand Valley Construction Association’s board of directors offer their opinions on whether now is a good time for owners to tender work.
StatsCan: February building permits fall
A drop of more than 7 percent in national building permit totals in February may be the first of many months of contracted construction activity.