{"id":3937,"date":"2024-06-12T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2024-06-05T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T14:23:56","slug":"productivite-de-lindustrie-de-la-construction-au-quebec-des-changements-simposent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/productivite-de-lindustrie-de-la-construction-au-quebec-des-changements-simposent\/","title":{"rendered":"Productivity of the Construction Industry in Quebec : Changes are necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Quebec government has just adopted the Act to modernize the construction industry<\/em>, and the Centre for Productivity and Prosperity\u00a0\u2013 Walter J. Somers Foundation (CPP) has now released a study<\/a> concluding that these reforms will not be enough to improve the industry\u2019s real productivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe construction industry is at a turning point,\u201d explains Robert Gagn\u00e9, CPP Director and co-author of the study. \u201cIts inability to generate real productivity gains in previous years has led to an untenable inflationary spiral, considering the infrastructure needs of the province. If we don\u2019t manage to reverse this trend, the shock wave will affect more than the industry: the entire economy will suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast with the conclusions of a study published in 2012, HEC Montr\u00e9al researchers find that the industry\u2019s performance has deteriorated substantially over the past ten years. \u201cThe lack of real productivity gains has weighed more heavily on production costs in Quebec, given the pressure of contributions payable by the employer,\u201d notes Jonathan Deslauriers, co-author of the study. \u201cTo give an idea of size of the problem, these expenses are twice as high as in Ontario, according to the most recent data available.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the extent of upcoming work in Quebec, changes concerning workforce mobility and diversity will not be enough to reverse this trend, in the authors\u2019 opinion. The CPP suggests that easing the regulation of the residential construction sector would be a way of overcoming this impasse. \u201cWhen it comes to productivity, this sector has always been the industry\u2019s Achilles\u2019 heel,\u201d points out Deslauriers. \u201cIf it moved quickly, the government could accelerate growth in this sector and reduce pressure on prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

The researchers also recommend an in-depth examination of the industry\u2019s governance framework. \u201cNot only were the governing bodies unable to diagnose the productivity dilemma in time, but they also failed to react and to contain production costs. In hindsight, their inaction has had serious consequences,\u201d concludes Gagn\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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To read more : Deslauriers, Jonathan, Robert Gagn\u00e9 and Jonathan Par\u00e9, Productivit\u00e9 de l’industrie de la construction au Qu\u00e9bec : Des changements s’imposent<\/a>, Centre for Productivity and Prosperity (CPP) \u2013 Walter J. Somers Foundation, HEC Montr\u00e9al, June 2024 (in french only)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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