Vancouver Fire and Rescue said in a statement that the man was pulled from the wreckage, but was pronounced dead by emergency responders at the scene.
It culminated a 28-hour rescue effort by fire crews, city engineering staff, police, ambulance personnel and Vancouver’s Heavy Urban Search and Rescue crew, a specialized team that responds to major structural collapses,
“Their level of training and skill is what made this recovery possible as quickly as it was,” Vancouver Fire said of the collective effort to rescue the man buried in the debris.
Eight people were rescued from the building Thursday night, hours after the collapse, when a bobcat loader was moving large piles of dirt to the rooftop parking lot when it fell into the office space below. 
Two people were taken to hospital.
The statement said about 90 people were working in the building at the time of the collapse and most of them managed to get out of the building.
“On behalf of our entire department and city, our thoughts are now with the officer’s family, friends and colleagues as they deal with this tragic loss,” the statement said.
A crane was brought in Thursday to remove giant slabs of cement that had fallen into the building.  On Friday, a vacuum truck was used to remove debris and dirt from the site as they tried to find the man.
Trevor Connelly, assistant deputy chief of operations for the Vancouver Fire Department, said earlier Friday that the situation was very volatile and dangerous.
The work was strenuous, physical and tiring, he said.
He said search crews were fairly certain the man was buried in the rubble based on eyewitness reports and the location of his cellphone.
Two sniffer dogs brought to the scene were able to pinpoint areas where crews could focus their search, he said.
The building is located between the Metro Vancouver SkyTrain line and Lougheed Highway, which was partially closed to traffic during the investigation.
The SkyTrain continued to operate.
A view from the SkyTrain showed the large hole in the roof, with piles of debris below spilling out into the building’s parking lot.
Three cars parked in front of the office were covered in construction material, crumpled siding and cement.
The fire service says the scene will now be handed over to WorkSafeBC, the provincial worker safety agency, and Vancouver police to investigate the cause of the collapse. 
WorkSafe has already said it has launched an investigation into the collapse.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 15, 2022.