Associations Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 02 May 2025 19:24:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Associations Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Red tape cuts must apply to all projects, not just government favourites: ICBA /joc/news/associations/2025/05/red-tape-cuts-must-apply-to-all-projects-not-just-government-favourites-icba /joc/news/associations/2025/05/red-tape-cuts-must-apply-to-all-projects-not-just-government-favourites-icba#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 11:10:05 +0000 /?p=457461 SURREY. B.C. — B.C.’s recently tabled Infrastructure Projects Act is getting some pushback from the Independent Contractors and es Association (ICBA), which is expressing concern that while the legislation acknowledges the problem of permitting delays, it does not go nearly far enough. “The irony is impossible to ignore: the NDP has had to create an […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/05/red-tape-cuts-must-apply-to-all-projects-not-just-government-favourites-icba/feed 0 Construction stakeholders commit to working with new Carney government /dcn/news/associations/2025/05/construction-stakeholders-commit-to-working-with-new-carney-government /dcn/news/associations/2025/05/construction-stakeholders-commit-to-working-with-new-carney-government#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:55 +0000 /?p=457467 National construction stakeholders say they believe the election of a new Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney represents a significant departure from the previous regime under Justin Trudeau, and that there’s now a meaningful opportunity for the two main parties to collaborate on critical development policy. Voters sent a strong message in electing a […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/05/construction-stakeholders-commit-to-working-with-new-carney-government/feed 0 BCCA launches legacy fund focused on construction education /joc/news/associations/2025/04/bcca-launches-legacy-fund-focused-on-construction-education /joc/news/associations/2025/04/bcca-launches-legacy-fund-focused-on-construction-education#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:10:46 +0000 /?p=456402 VICTORIA — As the eighth annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month wraps up, the BC Construction Association (BCCA) is capping it off with the launch of the Past Chair Legacy Fund, a new initiative designed to support the development of the construction industry. The fund will provide funding for eligible trade and other professional construction […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/04/bcca-launches-legacy-fund-focused-on-construction-education/feed 0 ‘Climate action is part of competitiveness,’ advises Cement Association of Canada expert /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/climate-action-is-part-of-competitiveness-advises-cement-association-of-canada-expert /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/climate-action-is-part-of-competitiveness-advises-cement-association-of-canada-expert#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:05:51 +0000 /?p=455858 In a far-reaching all day educational conference in Toronto on low-carbon concrete, a broad spectrum of contractors, design professionals, manufacturers and other industry representatives heard and discussed several solutions to reach net-zero emissions. The Lower Carbon Concrete Symposium, which was held at the Toronto Reference Library and organized by Concrete Ontario and the Carbon Coalition, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/climate-action-is-part-of-competitiveness-advises-cement-association-of-canada-expert/feed 0 B.C. prompt payment legislation must have no exemptions for public or private owners: BCCA /joc/news/associations/2025/04/b-c-prompt-payment-legislation-must-have-no-exemptions-for-public-or-private-owners-bcca /joc/news/associations/2025/04/b-c-prompt-payment-legislation-must-have-no-exemptions-for-public-or-private-owners-bcca#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:11 +0000 /?p=454994 B.C.’s move to enact prompt payment legislation as early as this fall comes on the heels of the B.C. Construction Association’s (BCCA) annual survey in which 91 per cent of respondents indicated they experienced a late payment once for completed work in the past year. Sixty-nine per cent of those polled said they had not […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/04/b-c-prompt-payment-legislation-must-have-no-exemptions-for-public-or-private-owners-bcca/feed 0 HCRA issues immediate licence suspension to Thunder Bay homebuilder /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/hcra-issues-immediate-licence-suspension-to-thunder-bay-homebuilder /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/hcra-issues-immediate-licence-suspension-to-thunder-bay-homebuilder#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:05:48 +0000 /?p=454291 TORONTO – The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) has issued an immediate suspension order to TIL-KA Construction Inc. for failing to meet the seven mandatory competency requirements. The competencies, which are needed in order to be issued a license, include financial planning and management, construction technology and knowledge of the Ontario Building Code. According to […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/hcra-issues-immediate-licence-suspension-to-thunder-bay-homebuilder/feed 0 ‘Summit to Success’: VRCA announces 2025 leadership forum details /joc/news/associations/2025/04/summit-to-success-vrca-announces-2025-leadership-forum-details /joc/news/associations/2025/04/summit-to-success-vrca-announces-2025-leadership-forum-details#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:05:26 +0000 /?p=453852 VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has unveiled its 2025 Construction Leadership Forum (CLF): Summit to Success line-up. Taking place May 8 to 10 at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, the CLF aims to have construction leaders step away from the jobsite and step into big-picture thinking, leadership development and industry connection. This year’s theme […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/04/summit-to-success-vrca-announces-2025-leadership-forum-details/feed 0 Mechanical Contractors Association celebrates Tania Johnston /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/mechanical-contractors-association-celebrates-tania-johnston /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/mechanical-contractors-association-celebrates-tania-johnston#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:46:44 +0000 /?p=451621 OTTAWA – The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada is celebrating CEO Tania Johnston for her 25 years of service to the mechanical contracting industry in Canada. “I’m very proud to be offering congratulations and gratitude to Tania for her remarkable 25 years with MCA Canada,” said Brad Mason, MCAC president and chair, in a statement. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/mechanical-contractors-association-celebrates-tania-johnston/feed 0 BCREA calls on next federal government to lower DCs and fund municipal infrastructure /joc/news/associations/2025/04/bcrea-calls-on-next-federal-government-to-lower-dcs-and-fund-municipal-infrastructure /joc/news/associations/2025/04/bcrea-calls-on-next-federal-government-to-lower-dcs-and-fund-municipal-infrastructure#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:05:07 +0000 /?p=450997 VANCOUVER — No matter what party or what leader form the next government, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) is urging politicians to repurpose the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) as a way to offset municipal development and amenity cost charges. The federal government initially created the HAF to help municipalities with boosting housing supply while […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/04/bcrea-calls-on-next-federal-government-to-lower-dcs-and-fund-municipal-infrastructure/feed 0 B.C. attorney general makes a move on prompt payment preparation /joc/news/associations/2025/04/b-c-attorney-general-makes-a-move-on-prompt-payment-preparation /joc/news/associations/2025/04/b-c-attorney-general-makes-a-move-on-prompt-payment-preparation#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:01 +0000 /?p=450984 VICTORIA — The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) is welcoming news from B.C.’s attorney general, who has directed her ministry to prepare prompt payment legislation. It’s been a long time coming to get to this point, with the BCCA and many other industry associations advocating for swift action in order to ensure contractors get paid […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2025/04/b-c-attorney-general-makes-a-move-on-prompt-payment-preparation/feed 0 Stakeholders, parties strategize on the fly as campaign hits home stretch /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/stakeholders-parties-strategize-on-the-fly-as-campaign-hits-home-stretch /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/stakeholders-parties-strategize-on-the-fly-as-campaign-hits-home-stretch#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:05:31 +0000 /?p=451124 National construction stakeholders report they are in regular contact with Canada’s major parties during the current federal election campaign as policy-makers grapple with emerging threats from the Donald Trump administration. Sean Strickland, executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions, said the CBTU has been communicating regularly with the leadership of the three leading parties as […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/04/stakeholders-parties-strategize-on-the-fly-as-campaign-hits-home-stretch/feed 0 MHCA, industry groups ask province to establish locates working group /joc/news/associations/2025/04/mhca-industry-groups-ask-province-to-establish-locates-working-group /joc/news/associations/2025/04/mhca-industry-groups-ask-province-to-establish-locates-working-group#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:20 +0000 /?p=449637 WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) and other industry groups have asked the minister of transportation and infrastructure to establish a utility locates working group as a way to accelerate the response for locates from utilities. The proposed group would provide consensus-based recommendations within 120 days on solutions related to utility locate services, […]

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