Construction is a multi-billion-dollar industry that’s driving growth in Canada, but there’s a perfect storm of uncertainty on the horizon. As the market continues to expand, a labour shortage is preventing the building industry from reaching its true potential. And in the next five years, 20% of the workforce is set to retire, with not enough workers to replace them. …One solution may be those very newcomers now calling Canada home, with a chance for new legacies within reach. Enter the Winnipeg-based Western Retail Lumber Association (WRLA), which helps its member businesses – in the Prairies, B.C., northwestern Ontario, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut – grow in the industry. …WRLA president Liz Kovach …“Our industry is taking an active role in trying to make it easy for newcomers to learn about the industry and “build their career from there.”