The Construction Sector Council is starting to keep statistics. In March, it will validate them all with the industry.
Studies have already been done with women's consultation groups in the construction industry. We also talked extensively with construction companies. We realize that large companies no longer have the means to do things in this area, and the small companies even less so.
That said, the industry is obviously interested in these phenomena, essentially out of economic need. We know that the aging of workers in the trades is of serious concern to the construction industry. Its leaders must continually try to find new sources of talent in non-traditional sectors. So they are extremely interested in newcomers. They are also very interested in older workers, meaning they are wondering how to keep their older workers in the industry.
The same is being done in mining too. We are also interested in seeing how we can recruit and especially retain women in those trades.
The symposium in March will principally try to create consensus within the industry, meaning both employers and unions.