The Career Hub On-Demand at The Buildings Show
Find the information, connections, and solutions you need to tackle Ontario’s construction labour and workforce challenges. As Canada’s largest event for the building and construction industries, The Buildings Show is uniquely positioned to facilitate the exchange of information, connections and solutions between employers, employees, government programs, and industry partners.
The Career Hub has been created in response to the workforce shortage and related challenges in Canada, providing a (virtual) center point for labour and workforce conversations before, during and after The Buildings Show.
Who is The Career Hub for?
Employers needing resources, education, financial support, labour sourcing options and advice
Employees looking for opportunities for upskilling, mentoring, advice, new opportunities, and alternative career paths
Young professionals in search of apprenticeships, job opportunities, mentors, and more
Career Hub Sponsor
Participating Companies, Programs & Organizations
When you register for The Buildings Show, make sure to opt-in to be contacted by Merit Ontario Workforce Assistance. They’ll reach out to either help you with fulfillment or direct you on how you can begin training in an exciting new career within the construction industry.
Merit Ontario
Founded in 1990, Merit OpenShop Contractors Association of Ontario is the leading voice for Ontario's open-shop construction sector, representing over 400 companies and thousands of trades professionals. Merit Ontario advocates for workplace fairness, safety, and merit-based growth across all construction trades, and is proud to sponsor the Career Hub at The Buildings Show to directly connect contractors, builders, and trade partners with real-world solutions that keep job sites fully staffed, safe, and productive.
As a participating company in the Career Hub, Merit Ontario offers complimentary workforce assistance to attendees, including hassle-free apprenticeship sponsorship as an approved group sponsor with Skilled Trades Ontario, dedicated recruitment support through Merit for Jobs with access to pre-screened, job-ready candidates, workforce retention solutions like the Ontario Construction Industry Benefit Plan, and practical training and upskilling through Merit for Training. Attendees can opt in during registration to tap into these tools and help close Ontario's construction labour and workforce gaps.
Supporting Sponsor Positions Available
Guarantee that the building and construction industry identifies you as a partner during this time with a Supporting Sponsor involvement in the Career Hub.
Frank Scalisi
Director of Sales for:
Construct Canada, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo, and World of Concrete Toronto Pavilion
+1 416-512-3815
Ben Carson
Sales Manager for:
PM Expo
+1 416-945-0313