The number of available workers in construction trades is at an all-time high, but there aren’t enough projects to keep them employed, the Financial Post reports. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. recently noted that even with “a record high 650,000 construction workers” last year, the country saw just 240,267 new homes built. The data turns on its had what until recently had been conventional wisdom: that a shortage of skilled workers was limiting the pace of construction.
Growth of construction trades outpacing projects
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