Careers in the Residential

Construction Industry

Agenda What is BILD? Home building industry by the

numbers What kinds of jobs are out

there? And where to find them...

What is BILD? formed through the merger of the Greater

Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario

the voice of the residential land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area

affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations

The Sectors ICI - Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Heavy Construction/Engineering Residential & Renovation

New Home Sales and Starts

Sales Starts

2008 As of Sept.23,830

As of Sept.32,365

2007 44,784 33,293

2006 39,027 37,080

2005 41,992 41,596

Jobs in the Industry About 160,199 direct and indirect jobs

were generated by all housing activity taking place in the region

Total wages paid were $7.4 billion. The value of new home construction in

Greater Toronto was $8.5 billion. A total of $8.4 billion was spent on home

renovation and repair work.

BILD’s Career Link

Marketing Manager Info Systems Administrator Construction Superintendent Field Supervisor Sales Representative New Home Sales Rep. Customer Care Technician (Service Rep.) Warranty Service Manager Customer Care Co-ordinator

www.labourmarketinformation.ca

Useful ResourcesBILD www.bildgta.ca www.renomark.ca

Construction Sector Council www.csc-ca.org Construction Looking Forward: An

Assessment of Construction Labour Markets from 2008-2016 for ONTARIO