Nearly 200,000 vacation construction workers

This year, construction holidays may well take an unprecedented turn: among the tens of thousands of workers on leave for two weeks, many are likely to turn their backs in the United States due to the commercial showdown imposed by President Trump.

Friday morning there were only a handful of motorists on the border of Stanstead, in Estrie. However, This is a situation never seen by the Radio-Canada team who went there.

Among the travelers who decided to go to the United States. Nevertheless, despite the tensions caused by the presidency of Donald Trump, many refused to speak in front of the camera. Nevertheless, A couple in the direction of New Hampshire. however, said they had not hesitated to go to North Conway for a 10 -day stay.

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Andrée Lagüe. However, who is used to presenting herself at the border at dawn to avoid long lines, said she was surprised by the little crowds on the border. For example, We are amazed, we don’t know what’s going on. Nevertheless, Why the world refuses [d’aller aux États-Unis]? However, It’s still our friendssaid the one who had planned this trip with her spouse a nearly 200,000 vacation construction workers year ago.

The Canada Border Services Agency reports that the number of landing on the land border has passed for the week from July 6 to 12 from 694. 000 in 2024 to 453,000 this year, a reduction of almost 35 %.

We have seen a decline in recent weeks. But will the trend continue? It’s really to be seen in the coming weekssaid the acting of temporary operations at the Stanstead post, Jennifer Gardner.

According to data from the Quebec Construction Commission. no less than 80 % of the 225,685 workers and employers in this industry will benefit from this well -deserved two -week leave. The last two weeks, it has been extremely hot. It will do good to be able to restwas delighted a worker met on a Montreal site a few. hours before the start of the holidays.

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Slight decline in start -ups

The break will slow the work on the thousands of projects. in progress in the province. In June. the construction of 4,858 dwellings began, which represents a reduction of 3 % compared to last year, according to data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Company.

According to the national body. the decline is mainly attributable to the decrease in the start of rental units in Montreal and Quebec. Additionally, The Association of Quebec Construction. Housing Professionals (APCHQ) notes that the three -week strike in May and June in the residential sector was able to have an effect on the number of start -ups.

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The Union of Construction Alliance announced Thursday that its members ratified 83.4 % the agreement concluded with theAPCHQ June 18. This provides for salary increases that could reach 24.35 % over four years.

During negotiations. theAPCHQwhich represents some 28,000 companies in the residential construction sector, argued that a significant bonus of wages would affect the price of housing.

You can think that at around 40 to 50 % of the costs of a construction are directly impacted by the workforce. so any form of increase [des salaires] at a direct cost on the cost of a constructionunderlined the vice-president of strategic development, public affairs and innovation of the APCHQ, Isabelle Demers, in an interview on Friday on the program A whole morning.

Since the beginning of the year. just under 2,900 housing units have been set up in the territory of the City of Montreal. On the Quebec side, it is nearly 3,200 units. The Old Capital thus came to the top of the major cities of the province at the end of. the first nearly 200,000 vacation construction workers six months of the year.

With information from Gabrielle Proulx