Addressing Canada's Housing Supply Challenges: Skilled Trades Workforce Shortage

On June 12th, join us for a panel co-hosted by IPAC and Deloitte Canada to continue to unpack the key topics and concepts surrounding Canada's housing supply challenges. Governments have announced new programs, policies, and funding over the last twelve months to accelerate the supply of housing. With a growing pipeline of approved housing units to be constructed across the country and a ten-year target of 3.87 million net new homes, Canada's current and impending gap in skilled trades becomes more real. With over 700,000 licensom various industries, including public and non-profit sectors, will discuss strategies to attract, retain, and hire skilled-trade workers. These efforts are crucial for building a robust workforce capable of meeting the demands of the growing housing pipeline.ed trades expected to retire by 2028, the time is now to ensure the current and next wave of workers are being introduced to a rewarding career in the skilled trades.

Our panel of experts from various industries, including public and non-profit sectors, will discuss strategies to attract, retain, and hire skilled-trade workers. These efforts are crucial for building a robust workforce capable of meeting the demands of the growing housing pipeline.

Speakers:

Michael Braithwaite, CEO, Blue Door

Dave Wilkes, President and CEO, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)

Moderator: Deanna Veltri, Senior Manager, Public Sector Transformation, Deloitte Canada

For more information and to register, please click here.