We have a great
opportunity to bring
in a more diversified
workforce with
the brightest
minds and skilled
people to ensure
an innovative and
productive sector.
with the brightest minds and skilled peo-ple
to ensure an innovative and productive
sector. Finally, technology can assist with
labour shortages as well as improve safe-ty,
quality and productivity. From smart
phones to autonomous vehicles, the trans-formation
of the industry is underway.
How can diversity help
the Canadian construction
industry?
I read recently that women tend to apply
for positions when they know a woman
has held the role before. It is a great priv-ilege
to pave the way for others. Overall,
the Canadian construction industry needs
to attract a motivated and talented work-force
since we may be facing a significant
shortfall of workers. Clients are starting to
seek joint accountability with everyone in-volved
in the design, build and lifecycle, so
we need people who are tech-savvy and
used to working collaboratively. The more
we can increase the talent pool by making
construction work accessible and attrac-tive
to women, youth, Indigenous and new
Canadians, the stronger we will be.
What is the best way to
keep in touch?
I look forward to working collaborative-ly
with CCA’s partner associations and oth-er
stakeholders to deliver as much value as
possible to our members. To hear about the
changes that my team at CCA will be imple-menting,
subscribe to CCA’s e-newsletters at
bit.ly/ccasubscribe or follow us on social me-dia.
I’m also happy to hear from you direct-ly
– my email is mvanburen@cca-acc.com.
And please join us at the CCA conference in
Banff, March 12 to 15!
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