April 2013
| Business World Magazine | 75
T
he construction sector is a corner-
stone of the Canadian economy.
It employs approximately 7 per
cent of Canada’s total workforce and is re-
sponsible for 6 per cent of Canada’s overall
Gross Domestic Product – that’s 1.26 mil-
lion workers and $90 billion in economic
activity. The Canadian Construction Asso-
ciation (CCA) has represented that industry
sector since 1918, giving voice to the goals
of contractors, suppliers and allied business
professionals. CCA represents more than
17,000 member firms and has over 70 lo-
cal and provincial integrated partner asso-
