Canada housing crisis: Who will build 4 million new homes?

Facing a housing crisis, Canada has rolled out an ambitious plan to build millions of homes in the next five years — but the country is also facing a major shortage of construction workers. For The National, CBC’s Nick Purdon meets some of the people trying to solve the problem.

00:00 Who will build Canada's homes?
00:46 Free 8-week training courses
03:26 Using technology to meet demand
06:10 Attracting high school kids to trades
07:45 Getting more women into skilled trades

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