'We need more people': B.C.'s struggling construction industry gets $540K boost

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The financial boost towards the construction sector is a start, but more is needed to keep up, says the BC Construction Association.

The BC Construction Association welcomes B.C.'s investment in providing new training opportunities for future skilled workers but says more needs to be done to solve the labour shortage.

The training program is 16 weeks and has already started. The second group of people started their training on April 4; they'll be followed by another group on July 4. The pandemic drained skilled workers The COVID-19 pandemic made many people in British Columbia rethink their career paths and pursue new avenues, including the construction industry.“We've got lots of people retiring from our sector as other sectors do as well. And we've got people reevaluating their priorities,” he says. “If it's hard to find people, then it's hard to build on that next job or bid on that next job with certainty,” he says.

Owning a home in B.C. has never been more unaffordable Atchison acknowledges the cost of living and lack of places to rent is a difficulty in B.C. According to RBC data, the Vancouver area is off the charts with unaffordability. Meanwhile, soaring interest rates have put many would-be buyers on edge in Victoria. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's January market rental report states that demand for rentals is outpacing growth in Canada’s three largest rental markets, which includes Vancouver.

 

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