NEWS & EVENTS

AHB&R Sector Council's first newsletter.

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Since 1991, the residential construction industry has had a sector council operating in the Atlantic Region. In the early to mid-1990s, we were a Regional Industry Training Council (RITC) working in partnership with Human Resources Development Canada offices in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. RITCs were employer-based. They coordinated the delivery of industry-identified training to upgrade the skills of both existing and new employees, to take advantage of changes in housing technology or develop new opportunities in the sector.

Training continues to be a priority for the Council, but our industry partnership with HRDC and the Provinces increasingly includes projects that address the broader human resources issues for residential construction. This involves studies on the impact of the underground economy on our sector, residential construction skills and labour shortages, promotion of trades careers, examining ways to reduce seasonal and EI dependency, and exploring new opportunities in the growing renovation side of the industry.

Follow the links below for information on three of our projects:

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