RESCON
25 North Rivermede Rd., Unit 13 L4K 5V4 Vaughan, ON, Canada

Creating more opportunities for wood in construction, specifically through mass timber, will help address our climate and housing crises as well as assist us in rebounding from pandemic-fuelled unemployment if paired with green-building skills training, RESCON president Richard Lyall and TRBOT VP of policy Roselle Martino write in a Daily Commercial News op-ed.

Our partners at RESCON have released a report that shows 41,000 construction-related jobs will be lost if deferrals and cancellations continue based on the unpr...ecedented 35% decline in government and institutional building permits. Ontario’s infrastructure assets are vital to our #economic #recovery but are at risk of deteriorating, due to the deferrals. It is vital that Federal and Provincial investment to support municipal infrastructure be accelerated during the pandemic to ensure #economicrecovery in #Vaughan and throughout #Ontario

A report done by the Canadian Centre for Ecoonomic Analysis shows that individual regions in Ontario would see significant economic growth and job opportunities if the development approvals process was reduced, says RESCON president Richard Lyall. #onpoli https://bit.ly/3fw2liw

Speeding up the development approvals would create more jobs and housing, according to a report done for RESCON. #development #housing #building

A report prepared for RESCON by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis suggests that reducing the development approval process by six months, combined with a 10-per-cent increase in investment, would have significant benefits for individual regions. #onpoli https://bit.ly/3pOszSj

Government services and hopefully the development approvals process will be much more efficient in future, thanks to a significant infusion of funds that were announced recently by the province, RESCON president Richard Lyall wrote in The Toronto Sun. #onpoli https://bit.ly/39aTKkc

RESCON recently hosted a virtual event on mental health in the construction industry. The event featured a lineup of speakers and professionals who explained how to address and prevent chronic stress in the workplace and what resources and practices employers can put in place. The symposium was the second on the issue of mental health that has been hosted by RESCON. #MHConstruction https://bit.ly/3ftrzOK

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of workers and the construction industry must continue taking steps to ensure that workplace safety strategies remain front and centre. That was one of the takeaways from a recent RESCON-sponsored Addressing Mental Health in Construction symposium that brought together experts to shed light on the issue, share resources, and help industry professionals better understand ways to address chronic stress in workplaces. #MentalHealth https://bit.ly/3fhVkBH

A new report released by the Residential Construction Council of Ontario concludes that individual regions across the province would benefit from speeding up the development approvals process and backs the case for a harmonized e-permitting system. #onpoli https://bit.ly/3fbywUl

Ontario Construction News ran a story about RESCON's donation of personal protective equipment to four Ontario community groups and local charities. Labour, Training and Skills Development Minister Monte McNaughton attended and spoke at a donation event at Olive Grove School in Mississauga. #OntarioTogether #COVID19 #StopTheSpread https://bit.ly/38STYMD

A provincial order that allows construction to work extended hours has enabled the industry to protect the health and safety of employees and accelerate the builds of essential and important projects, RESCON president Richard Lyall writes in an article on the Canadian Real Estate Wealth website. #onpoli https://bit.ly/2IKPTQ5