European Construction Is Growing Again. That’s Bad News for Alberta.
The European construction forecast 2026 points to something the market has waited two years for: growth. Investment across Europe is set to rise by 2.7% in real terms, after contracting 2.5% in 2024 and a further 2.1% in 2025. For European contractors, that’s relief. For developers and project managers building in Alberta, it’s a countdown..
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Alberta Construction Labour Shortage: 48,800 Workers Needed by 2035
Alberta’s construction market is sending two signals that look contradictory. Housing starts are down 5% year-over-year. Non-residential activity is forecast to climb through 2035. Both are true — and the Alberta construction labour shortage is what connects them. The forecast from BuildForce Canada is blunt: the province needs to add 48,800 construction workers by 2035, while 43,700..
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Alberta Housing Starts Fell 21% in 2026. Here’s Why That’s Not the Whole Story
The Alberta housing starts 2026 data tells two opposite stories at once. Starts fell 21% in the first half of the year — the sharpest drop of any province in Canada. At the same time, the province has 44,509 homes under construction, an all-time high. Both figures come from the same CMHC report. Here is..
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