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CALGARY, ALTA. — Ahead of the Oct. 20 municipal election, the Calgary ��������ion Association (CCA) has launched its election platform coined Calgary: Built to Respond, Designed to Last.

Bill Black, president and CEO of the CCA, and Frano Cavar, director of public affairs and external relations, recently outlined three priority areas for the association:

• Expanding the workforce – ensuring the construction industry has the skilled talent required to build a growing city.
• Addressing the municipal infrastructure deficit – tackling Calgary’s $7-billion-plus shortfall.
• Placemaking and citybuilding – advancing projects that make Calgary vibrant, competitive and designed to last.

“Through this platform, the CCA is calling on Calgary’s municipal leaders to prioritize policies that strengthen our workforce, address infrastructure challenges, and support bold city building initiatives,” states the association.

With the city experiencing record-breaking growth, adding more than 250,000 people in just five years, and with the CCA forecasting $15 billion in infrastructure spending over the next three to seven years, there’s an “unprecedented opportunity for the industry to build for a growing population, and create the kind of city where people want to live, work, and invest,” the release notes.

However, with the infrastructure deficit, a growing labour shortage (6,000 jobs unfilled in 2024; 40,000 more needed by 2030) and even more population growth, there are pressures when it comes to housing, transit and community assets.

“Calgary’s construction industry is ready to deliver. But now, we need leadership that sees construction not as a cost — but as the foundation of our city’s prosperity, livability, and long-term success,” the CCA notes.

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