“We were shocked to see those announcements coming at this juncture, when we are trying to fill so many job vacancies at this time in Nova Scotia,” said Duncan Williams, president and CEO of the Construction Association.
The Province is building a new, larger emergency department and a permanent 12-station renal dialysis unit at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre near Amherst.
Nova Scotia’s non-residential construction was up 33.3% compared to January-October 2023, the fastest gain among provinces.
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Canada grew 0.3% in October 2024.
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Compared with Q3 2023, there were notable declines in job vacancy rates for Nova Scotia’s construction, administrative/support/call centers, and accommodation/food services industries
Nova Scotia’s total building permits (residential and non-residential) increased by 6.9% to $298.2 million in October 2024.
Classified by industry, the largest employment gains from October to November 2024 were in construction, accommodation/food services and professional/technical services.
Prices are expected to be stable for 74.8% of Nova Scotia businesses while 17.3% expect rising prices over the next three months.
An Immigration Recruiter has recently been hired by the Nova Scotia Construction Immigration Coalition to assist employers, free of charge, in finding skilled international construction candidates.