Solving Shortage of Construction Workers Key to Housing Growth: Experts

Solving Shortage of Construction Workers Key to Housing Growth: Experts
An employee works on a modular home component in Calgary on April 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Solving a longstanding construction worker shortage will be key to boosting housing supply, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to forecast housing start levels that fall short of growing demand.

The growing construction labour shortage was cited by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. as one of three factors contributing to longer construction times in a housing supply report last month.