P.E.I.’s building industry continues to call on the provincial government to bring in a contractor registry or licensing program to ensure more accountability as a labour shortage stretches on.

The Construction Association of P.E.I. has been making that request for nearly three years, but says there has been no progress, and the issue has only worsened since post-tropical storm Fiona caused nearly $300 million in damage a year ago.

“The fight has really not landed anywhere as of yet,” said general manager Sam Sanderson. 

“There’s probably not a day goes by that my phone’s not ringing [and] somebody has an issue with a legitimate or illegitimate contractor creating problems around quality of work, procurement and the money that they put down for deposits.”

Sanderson said he believes those are only the beginning of charges or investigations to come, based on complaints that have reached him in the past year.

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