b'CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIES: DIGITIZING CONSTRUCTIONare changing to encourage innovation and digital adoption, and nearly 50 per cent indicated that their clients play a highly influential role in their decision to IN THE FACE OF GROWING PRESSURE TOadopt technologies.BUILD MORE, FASTER, NINE IN 10 CANADIANInvestment in technology needs to increase as the labour shortage CONSTRUCTION LEADERS AGREE THAT THE INDUSTRYincreases in the future. Forty-three per cent of the responses expect that it will MUST MOVE QUICKLY TO EMBRACE NEW ANDbecome increasingly difficult to meet demand over the next five to 10 years, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. particularly as retirements outpace recruitment. The report also noted that the leaders are looking to governments to eliminate the interprovincial trade barriers to assist with this challenge.digitization, says Leon. CCA workedThe survey found that the industrySome examples of these technologies include prefabricated construction, with consultant KPMG to develop andis starting to embrace technologiesrobotics and drones for surveying sites, conduct the survey, and it has setaimed at improving consistently under- as well as BIM for collaboration among benchmarks for our work on digitalperforming productivity levels. Thesethe project team. Technologies that align technology going forward. A CCA newstechnologies are paying dividends andthe supply chain with actual demand for release on June 25, 2025, starts withtransforming how the industry buildsa project were also ranked very highly. the statement, Canadas constructionin Canada. The challenge currentlyThe report also states that the industry industry gets serious about investing inoccurring that is slowing this process ishas much more interest in adopting technology as pressure mounts to dothe trade environment (e.g., U.S. tariffs)technology than it did two years ago. more with less. and economic uncertainty, causing manyHowever, the industry has a long way to Canadian firms to be hesitant aboutgo to improve productivity.The results of the survey explained:investing in these technologies atthis time. THE FUTUREIn the face of growing pressure toTo date, CCA has been working on build more, faster, nine in 10 CanadianThe survey also found that clients whothe digitization of in-house standard construction leaders agree that theinvest in construction projects can affectdocumentation for use across the industry must move quickly to embracetheir construction companies to embracecountry, including contracts. A common new and advanced technologies, withtechnology and modernize. The resultsplatform for these documents is also most saying digital tools are alreadyindicated that 78 per cent of thosebeing developed, as well as life cycle starting to boost their productivity. surveyed said procurement processesproject management. This is only the first step in our digitization work, says Leon. There is a wide range of digital technology that construction companies can benefit from, and our job is to make them aware of these tools and how they can be used to impact their businesses.Looking ahead, Rodrigue Gilbert, president of CCA, in a recent release on the associations digitization efforts, LEADERS IN said, The construction sector is the CONSTRUCTION LAW foundation of Canadas nation-building ambitions. From housing to trade-enabling infrastructure to clean energy, nothing gets built without us. Its time for coordinated action. The government must modernize procurement, cut red LAWYERS SUPPORTINGtape and provide the clear, consistent TRADE UNIONS ANDpolicy direction our sector needs to WORKING PEOPLE deliver. The time to acttogether is now.KOSKIE MINSKY LLPJEFFREY ARMEL | JEFFREY LONG | DANIEL RESNICKVisit www.cca-acc.com for more 20 QUEEN STREET WEST, SUITE 900|TORONTO, ONM5H 3R3|KOSKIE MINSKY LLP information on CCAs work on construction digitization.26Quarter 32025 BUILDERSDIGEST'