Welcome to COCA’s monthly Newsletter. Unless noted otherwise, all articles written by COCA President, Ian Cunningham. New Government Moving Quickly Our new government has been productive during the fall 2018 session. A total of eight Government Bills have been passed since Doug Ford and his PC team took control of the provincial government. Those Bills […]
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Please read the December 2018 Monthly Ministry of Labour Report here: MOL PLMHSC December 2018 [PDF]
Safety matters. Controlling impairment as a potential hazard has evidently continued to be a priority for Suncor even with the energy sector under pressure on multiple fronts. It has been a long road for Suncor to reach an agreement with the Union. One that had many a speedbump and even U-turns at times. See our […]
Features Canadian Government Commits to Passing Prompt Payment Legislation Read the NTCCC Press Release inside CISC Urges Canadian Government to Take Action on Critical Issues Impacting the Steel Construction Industry at Annual Day on the Hill Public Review on Proposed Changes to Codes Canada Publications Now Open Public review closes on Jan 4, 2019 at 4 p.m. […]
Thursday, January 24, 2019 | 12:00pm to 2:00pm, EST Serious and fatal accidents, and even high risk violations of OHS laws, can happen in the “safest” of workplaces, and at any time. Are your human resources, health and safety and frontline management prepared to manage or assist with a response plan, or will the approach […]
Please find attached two memos that summarize the changes put in place by Bill 47 – one for unionized construction employees, and one for non-construction employees. I’ve included the changes to the OCOT legislation in the construction memo. With respect to construction employees working under ICI collective agreements, the most notable changes to the ESA are […]
August 9, 2018 5:05 pm | by Julian Mirabelli As the Central Waterfront and East Bayfront see an influx of skyline-defining proposals, our gaze is continuously drawn skywards to the angles and curves of our future city. But at the same time, the more important and perhaps less sexier developments are happening down at ground level. The […]
Autodesk’s Announced Acquisition of PlanGrid Aims to Tackle the Design-to-Construction Disconnect Integrating design document creation and project execution into a unified platform is the strategic goal of Autodesk’s $875 million acquisition of a tech startup that set out to replace blueprints with digital workflows delivered by mobile devices on jobsites, seven years ago. Autonomous Drone […]
Yesterday, Canada’s Federal Minister of Finance, the Hon. Bill Morneau, presented the 2018 Fall Economic Statement to Parliament. The statement addresses several issues that are noteworthy for Ontario’s unionized ICI construction industry. Please see a short summary of the relevant issues below, more details can be found by following the links: Accelerating investment in infrastructure […]