Who We Are

The Construction Sector Council (CSC) is a national industry-led organization committed to the development of a highly skilled workforce that will support the future needs of Canada’s construction industry.

Vision

The CSC leads the development and sustainability of the best and most highly skilled, competitive workforce in the world.

Mission

The CSC will engage all construction stakeholders toward the development of a highly skilled workforce. This will be accomplished through the development of programs, products and initiatives that will be implemented by provincial, regional, or local stakeholders. This will be accomplished through the establishment of partnerships with national/provincial/territorial/regional owners, labour, business, governments, educators and trainers, and other related organizations.

Mandate

The CSC’s mandate is to identify and undertake human resource projects and initiatives geared toward meeting the current and future human resource needs of the industry. The CSC will accomplish this by playing a leadership role in fostering commitment to skills development in the construction industry.

Strategic objectives

To carry out its mission, the CSC has identified seven main strategies to guide its work from 2010 to 2015:

  1. Continue to establish mutually beneficial provincial/regional partnerships with all construction stakeholders in the design, development and delivery of products and services.
  2. Refine and tailor communications and marketing tactics to articulate the CSC’s value proposition to national/regional/provincial/local stakeholders, positioning the CSC as both a leader and a friendly collaborator.
  3. Labour market information (LMI) will continue to be the top priority of the CSC, driving all other activities. The CSC will devote the necessary resources to continue to develop and refine its LMI products and services to respond effectively and efficiently to the industry’s demands for decision-making tools.
  4. The CSC will continue to work with its partners to address industry’s capacity to reach out to the broadest labour pool possible, including women, Aboriginal people, immigrants and youth.
  5. Build the training capacity required to train the next generation of skilled tradespeople, management and professionals through innovative, flexible and adaptable approaches to education and training.
  6. Develop and promote national standards as a means to support consistent, high-quality training that facilitates worker mobility across Canada.
  7. Take a leadership role at the national level for the construction industry by promoting opportunities for collaboration in the development of Essential Skills tools and resources and by providing a focal point for Essential Skills development.

Structure of the Council