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Cabinet quotes: Construction leaders chime in on Carney’s choices

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 15 May 2025 10:10:47 +0000

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney made some major moves as he formed a new cabinet May 13, and while there are some old faces in new posts, there are also 24 new faces and even some new portfolios. Carney named 28 full ministers to his cabinet and also appointed a second tier of 10 secretaries […]

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Ontario’s top consulting engineers, projects honoured at 2025 OEPA gala

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 15 May 2025 10:05:23 +0000

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Ontario (ACEC- Ontario) recently hosted its annual Ontario Engineering Project Awards (OEPA) at the Eglinton Grand in Toronto, celebrating excellence within the consulting engineering community along with the association’s 50th anniversary. “Our members play a vital role in building a stronger Ontario,” said Andrew Hurd, […]

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Residential associations praise Ontario’s move to get homebuilding back on track

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 14 May 2025 10:20:18 +0000

TORONTO — Several industry associations are lauding the provincial government’s news it is implementing a number of measures to get more homes built faster in Ontario, as the goal of getting 1.5 million built over 10 years isn’t on track. The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) states it is pleased the legislation aims to […]

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Chilliwack pilot project aims to promote skilled trades to elementary students

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 07 May 2025 13:03:27 +0000

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA), in collaboration with the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, has announced the launch of a pilot phase of the Honour the Work initiative this May. The program looks to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education through hands-on activity kits and books designed […]

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MHCA meets with Winnipeg’s first-ever chief construction officer

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:15:51 +0000

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) recently met with Winnipeg Chief Construction Officer Tom Sparrow who says he wants to meet with members of the heavy construction industry, including touring infrastructure projects, to get a better sense of the work underway and the challenges from the industry’s perspective. According to a notice from […]

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Nominations open for VRCA 2025 Outstanding Achievement Awards

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:05:29 +0000

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced nominations are officially open for the 2025 Awards of Excellence Outstanding Achievement Awards. These awards honour the visionaries, changemakers and industry champions who are building more than just projects, they’re building a stronger and more inclusive construction sector, states the association. This year there are two […]

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Site plan approval delays costing Ontario’s economy $3.5B a year: OAA

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 06 May 2025 08:05:06 +0000

Municipalities are taking too long to process site plan applications and that is costing the Ontario economy roughly $3.5 billion a year, up from roughly $300 to $900 million a year in 2018, says the Ontario Association of Architects. A recently released 31-page report undertaken for the OAA by Altus Group reveals Ontario municipalities are […]

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Red tape cuts must apply to all projects, not just government favourites: ICBA

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 05 May 2025 11:10:05 +0000

SURREY. B.C. — B.C.’s recently tabled Infrastructure Projects Act is getting some pushback from the Independent Contractors and Businesses 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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Construction stakeholders commit to working with new Carney government

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:55 +0000

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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BCCA launches legacy fund focused on construction education

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:10:46 +0000

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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‘Climate action is part of competitiveness,’ advises Cement Association of 17�Թ�� expert

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:05:51 +0000

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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B.C. prompt payment legislation must have no exemptions for public or private owners: BCCA

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:11 +0000

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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