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annually, it generates 8.6 per cent of B.C.’s wealth.

The industry employs nearly 250,000 men and

women, making it the largest employer in B.C.’s
goods sector.

While opportunity abounds, B.C.’s industry also has

key milestones on its horizon:

• By 2028, the sector is projected to face a skilled
labour shortage that will leave 25,700 jobs unfilled;

and
• By 2030, the industry will be building carbon

neutral buildings across the province.

In the Lower Mainland, a hotbed of activity, the

milestones will arrive more quickly:

• By 2021, the region’s industry is projected to face
a skilled labour shortfall that will leave 12,100 jobs

unfilled; and
Fiona Famulak with Western Pacific Enterprises, for receiving the Awards of Excellence Silver Award in the Electrical
• By 2025, most new commercial and residential Contractors Project $2 to $5 million category.
buildings in Vancouver will need to be built to zero-

emission standards (with all new building achieving
the status by 2030).

These milestones, together with the projection that
by 2041, one million people are expected to relocate

to Metro Vancouver, means the industry is under
immense pressure to build faster, greener and

more productively than ever before. Therein lies the

challenge and the opportunity for the industry and
associations like VRCA.

VRCA’s vision and M.O.

With a rich history dating back 90 years, VRCA is ZEBx Launch (From left to right) Former City of Vancouver Mayor, Gregor Robertson, Green Building Manager – City of Vancouver,
Sean Pander, President - VRCA, Fiona Famulak, Executive Director – ZEBx, Christian Cianfrone, Principal, Chairman of the Board –
focused forward, believing that it is a conduit to the Recollective, Eesmyal Santos-Brault, CEO – Passive House Canada, Rob Bernhardt

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