ORN THE ONLY SOURCE FOR PROFESSIONAL ICI ROOFING CONTRACTORS IN ONTARIO   ONTARIO ROOFING NEWS – ISSUE 1 2019  13 IN ONTARIO’S ICI CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN 2019 OF CONTRACTORS EXPECT INCREASED ACTIVITY 31% Percentage of Contractors Expecting to do More Work in Each Sector Compared to Last Year 21% 29% 32% 23% 22% INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING/CIVIL Business Expectations by Sector in 2019 As most contractors do work in multiple sectors, survey par- ticipants were asked whether in 2019 they were expecting to do more or less business in each of their usual sectors com- pared to 2018. Net increases in work are forecast in the com- mercial and high-rise residential sectors, while net decreases are expected in the industrial, institutional and engineering/civil sectors. Among contractors who work in the commercial sector (N=438), 29 per cent forecast increased work in the sector this year compared to 25 per cent who expect less. In the high-rise residential sector (N=204) 32 per cent of contractors anticipate more work, while 29 per cent expect less. Among industrial sector contractors (N=312), 21 per cent foresee more work in the sector in 2019, while 32 per cent anticipate less. Among contractors in the institutional sector (N=244), 23 per cent anticipate more work in 2019 in the sec- tor, compared to 33 per cent who expect to do less. In the engi- neering/civil sector (N=138), 22 per cent of contractors expect more work, while 28 per cent anticipate less. Outlook for Construction Activity in Ontario’s ICI Sector in 2019 Contractors were also asked for their outlook on Ontario’s ICI construction industry overall in 2019. Thirty-one per cent of contractors anticipate that ICI construction activity in On- tario will increase in 2019 compared to last year. Twenty-one per cent of contractors expect the province to see less ICI activ- ity this year, while 45 per cent expect it to stay at the same level.