Ontario unveils new memorial to honour fallen construction workers

The province noted that, in 2025, Ontario had close to 580,000 construction workers and is projected to need an additional 160,000 over the next decade. Over the last five years, the lost‑time injury rate per 100 workers in construction has declined by 13.5 per cent, according to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. The memorial, the government said, complements legislative measures such as the series of Working for Workers Acts introduced since 2021 and the proposed Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience (POWER) Act.