At a time when significant investments in housing and infrastructure are required, Canada’s construction industry faces a productivity crisis, record retirements and forecast skilled labour shortages. Exacerbating the challenge, the structure of Canada’s construction industry (dominated by micro firms) and its cyclical nature have resulted in lagging adoption of digital technologies and investments in research and development.
CCWESTT acknowledges that our greater science, engineering, trades and technology (or SETT) community is situated on the ceded and unceded traditional territories of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples from coast to coast to coast in what is known as ‘Canada’. CCWESTT fervently believes SETT is enriched through collective relations and knowledge sharing and is committed to helping enhance and build these relations. Full land acknowledgement here.
