Building at Record Speed: Does Canada Have the Workforce?

About this episode

The episode discusses whether Canada has enough skilled workers to handle a surge in major construction projects.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada needs to “build at speeds not seen in generations.” More than ten major projects have now been referred to the Major Projects Office (MPO). Assuming that all of the projects move forward in the next few years, will Canada have enough skilled workers to deliver them? To explore this question, our guest this week is Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions. Canada’s Building Trades Unions is the voice of the country’...

People in this episode

Guest: Sean Strickland

Topics covered

• workforce
• construction
• skilled labor
• major projects
• Canada

Keywords

• Canada
• workforce
• construction projects
• skilled workers
• Sean Strickland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Major Projects Office

Places: Canada

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