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Construction – Residential

Construction – Residential Employer Hiring Practices

A.C. McCardle Home Builders

Cornwall

AMAC Electric (2004) Ltd.

Island-wide

APM Group

Island-wide

Atlantic Roofers

Island-wide

Budget Blinds

Island-wide

Callbeck’s Home Hardware Building Centre/Callbeck’s Home Furniture & Appliances

Summerside

Castle group of companies

Spring Valley Building Centre, Kensington; O’Leary Building Centre, Town ‘N Country Carpet One, Summerside; Western Truss, Elmsdale, and Brudenell Building Centre

Chappell Custom Homes

Marshfield

Confederation Construction and Interiors Inc.

Charlottetown and Stratford

Fastenal

Charlottetown

Green Diamond Equipment

Stratford, Summerside, & Bloomfield

Homesol Building Solutions

Island-wide

Hope DesRoche Painting

Charlottetown & Summerside

Kennedy Metals Inc.

Pleasant Valley

Leading Edge Group

Charlottetown

MacKenzie Builders Services Ltd.

Souris

Magnum PEI

Charlottetown

R. Seegers Construction

Charlottetown

Shoreline Construction

Charlottetown

Skygate Videography Inc.

Slemon Park

Sunly Energy

Island-wide

T&J Construction

Charlottetown

Thornehouse Design 

Charlottetown

Timber Mart / J.C. HandyMan Services & Sales

Alberton

Trim Landscaping

Island-wide

Trinity Energy Group

Island-wide

WCD Solar

St. George’s

Weatherskin PEI

Stratford

Wheelie Bin Doctors Inc.

Charlottetown, Stratford, & Cornwall

Eight good reasons to get into construction careers

Construction – Residential 2023

Alicia Packwood is Executive Officer of the Canadian Home Builders Association– PEI.

Atlantic Canada recorded a steady increase in housing starts in 2022. In 2022, the construction industry on PEI had a total of 6,383 workers. Of those on the residential side, 2,033 workers were building new houses, 620 were renovating homes, while 349 did maintenance.

However, the labour shortage in residential construction remains a challenge across PEI. An estimated 940 workers, or 14 percent of the current labour force, are expected to retire in the next few years. “The industry cannot afford to lose these workers,” Alicia says. “We are working on how we can replace all these people.”

She says many low or no cost training programs and on-the-job training opportunities are available, but there are not enough people to fill the gaps. A BuildForce report says in the next five years, employers will be competing even more to hire Construction Managers, Carpenters, Electricians, Plumbers, Drywallers, Painters and General Labourers.

For more information about a career in residential construction or to connect with a CHBA-PEI member, contact Alicia Packwood at 902-393-2093 or email alicia@chba-pei.ca                              

Visit www.chba-pei.ca


Some job titles

  • General Contractor
  • General Labourer
  • Red Seal and Apprentice Carpenter
  • Fine Carpenters
  • Electrician
  • Plumber
  • Drywaller
  • Tiling and flooring specialist
  • Painter
  • Bricklayer
  • Foundation specialist
  • Architect
  • Surveyor
  • Roofer

CHBA-PEI, which has about 30 members, is the provincial arm of the national organization.


Programs to help enter the trades

  • Trade HERizons – for women interested in entering the trades: www.wnpei.org/projects
  • PEI Construction Association Youth in Trades program:  www.capei.ca/home
  • BuildForce Canada programs to attract women, First Nations, and youth to the trades:  www.buildforce.ca

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Technology jobs becoming more in demand in the construction industry

PEI has a red-hot job market for those planning their career

What trades students have to say about working in construction on P.E.I.

Habitat for Humanity PEI to build affordable housing units

The best version of herself: Empowering women to enter the STEM field

A committed lifestyle inspires entrepreneurship

Construction company always looking for people with the right skills

A new home improvement store in Alberton

New training centre to help more people begin a career in construction

Related videos about:

  • Employment in residential construction on PEI
  • Trades and technology programs Holland College offers across PEI

For more information:

  • The Construction Association of PEI, call 902-368-3303. Visit www.capei.ca.
  • For more about Buildforce Canada, visit www.buildforce.ca/en.
  • For more about the Canadian Home Builders Association-PEI, call 902-367-6125. Visit www.chba-pei.ca.

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