1.0constructconnect.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iRhLplRdFh"><a href="/dcn/news/government/2024/09/labour-shortage-in-construction-among-obstacles-facing-ottawas-housing-plan-report">Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/government/2024/09/labour-shortage-in-construction-among-obstacles-facing-ottawas-housing-plan-report/embed#?secret=iRhLplRdFh" width="600" height="338" title="“Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="iRhLplRdFh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02.jpg1024576OTTAWA – A new report by Desjardins warns Ottawa’s efforts to kickstart new housing supply likely won’t be enough to meet “optimistic” targets due to regulatory hurdles and constraints on labour, materials and financing. The report, released by economists Marc Desormeaux, Kari Norman and Randall Bartlett, highlighted the ongoing labour shortage in the construction industry […]