1. Careers in the Residential Construction Industry

2. Agenda  What is BILD?  Home building industry by the numbers  What kinds of jobs are out there? And where to find them...

3. What is BILD?  formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario  the voice of the residential land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area  affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations

4. The Sectors  ICI - Industrial, Commercial & Institutional  Heavy Construction/Engineering  Residential & Renovation

5. New Home Sales and Starts SalesStarts 2008As of Sept. 23,830 As of Sept. 32,365 200744,78433,293 200639,02737,080 200541,99241,596

6. Jobs in the Industry  About 160,199 direct and indirect jobs were generated by all housing activity taking place in the region  Total wages paid were $7.4 billion.  The value of new home construction in Greater Toronto was $8.5 billion.  A total of $8.4 billion was spent on home renovation and repair work.

7. BILD’s Career Link  Marketing Manager  Info Systems Administrator  Construction Superintendent  Field Supervisor  Sales Representative  New Home Sales Rep.  Customer Care Technician (Service Rep.)  Warranty Service Manager  Customer Care Co-ordinator

9. www.labourmarketinformation.ca

10. Useful Resources BILD  www.bildgta.ca www.bildgta.ca  www.renomark.ca www.renomark.ca Construction Sector Council  www.csc-ca.org www.csc-ca.org Construction Looking Forward: An Assessment of Construction Labour Markets from 2008-2016 for ONTARIO