Ontario Government News Release – Ontario Accepts Recommendations to Strengthen the Ontario College of Trades
Province Committed to Supporting Skilled Trades November 20, 2015 10:00 A.M. | Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Ontario is strengthening the industry-driven governing body responsible for promoting and modernizing skilled trades in the province. The province, in partnership with the Ontario College of
Ontario’s Construction Lien Act Review Moves to Next Phase
by IAN HARVEY Nov 6, 2015 With its information package distributed to the industry, the Ontario review of the Construction Lien Act (CLA) is in its consultative phase and has asked for an extension to complete the task of reporting to the government. "We
Economic Returns of Public Infrastructure Investment Will Be Massive
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 28, 2015) - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) shows that the economic importance of public infrastructure investment is vastly greater than previously found using traditional economic models. Using unique agent-based
Construction Action Plan – Consultation Stakeholder Survey
Attention Committee Members, As you are aware the MOL is currently hosting Construction Health and Safety Action Plan (CHSAP) consultations in strategic locations across the province. If you are not able to attend one of these session (schedule attached) or would
Fall 2015 | Issue #12
Issue 12 is now available online! Read our quarterly newsletter about the ministry's strategies for improving work place health and safety. Features: Interview with the Provincial Ergonomist Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care New JHSC Standards Amendments to the Mines and Mining Plants Regulation Material Handling Focus
What’s New – October 2015 | Issue #65
Minimum Wage Increase Ontario raised the general minimum wage from $11 to $11.25 per hour, effective Oct.1, 2015. Minimum wage rates for jobs in special categories (liquor servers, homeworkers, students, etc.) have also increased as well. Learn More Gender Wage Gap Consultations Ontario’s gender
Decorated War Vet Finds New Life As An Ironworker
Photo:Rob LeFurgy with General David Petraeus. Original article can be found in the LaborPress - October 14, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY - Four years ago, Local 361 apprentice Rob LeFurgy wasn’t even sure what an ironworker did. All the decorated Iraqi war
Ontario College of Trades | Fall 2015 Issue
Inside this issue: Tune In, Trade Up Go backstage with trades professionals during two of the province's biggest summer music festivals. Read the full story and check out the behind-the-scenes action on pg. 4. Veterans trade helmets for hardhats Military veterans can use their
New OCS Study on Construction Safety Published in Journal of Environmental Health and Medicine
Ontario Construction Secretariat is pleased to announce that the research paper from the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) demonstrating a union safety effect in Ontario will be published and made available to the public in the Journal of Occupational
September 2015 | Issue #64
More than 29,000 Ontarians get the latest Ministry of Labour news delivered straight to their inbox. Find out why. Subscribe now. Call For Proposals: Occupational Health And Safety And Innovation Program The ministry is seeking applications for the 2016-2017 Occupational Health and Safety