Continued Support for CISC Members & Associates During COVID-19. Please Visit Our Website for More Information #WeAreSteel #CISC #CNSBC #SteelCommunityTeam In response to recommendations from the government and public health officials that all Canadians self-isolate to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we have taken steps to ensure continuing professional support to our members. + Visit […]
The Ontario Government is enabling $1.9 billion in relief for employers to reduce the financial strain on business brought on by COVID-19. The measure, which will run through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), will see premium payments deferred for six months for all businesses in the province. The complete News Release is below. […]
News Release Stop the Spread Business Information Line Now Open at 1-888-444-3659 The province has launched a toll-free line 1-888-444-3659 to provide support to Ontario businesses who have questions about the province’s recent emergency order to close at-risk workplaces following recommendations by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.On Monday, the province issued an emergency order to close […]
Updated: March 18, 2020 As the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the globe, employers need to know their legal rights and obligations as it relates to the Canadian workplace. The following are some of the most pressing Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions, please contact your Sherrard Kuzz LLP lawyer, […]
March 16, 2020 Ontario to Protect Workers who Take Leaves from Work TORONTO — Ontario is acting immediately to protect workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, Premier Doug Ford and Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, announced that the government intends to introduce legislation that, if passed, would immediately provide job-protected leave […]
COCA Letter Pandemic Response In the Construction Industry Dear Ministers: Re: Pandemic Response In the Construction Industry The Council of Ontario Construction Associations (“COCA”) is a federation of 29 construction associations representing approximately 10,000 general and trade contractors that perform work in the industrial, commercial, institutional (ICI) and heavy civil construction sector in all regions […]
Future Building is an annual two-day event designed to introduce young career seekers in grades 7-12, aboriginal youth, youth at risk and adults in career transition to the building and construction industry. This unique career exposition provides over 2,500 attendees with an interactive hands-on experience using a variety of tools and techniques across many of […]
Welcome to COCA’s monthly Newsletter. Unless noted otherwise, all articles are written by COCA President, Ian Cunningham. View this newsletter as a web page. ————- Minister of Labour Asks Feds to Double Skilled Immigrant Allocation Ontario’s Minister of Labour Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton, has called upon the federal government to allow Ontario to […]
——- Minister McNaughton asks feds to increase Ontario’s allotment of skilled immigrant workers Ontario Construction News staff writer Ontario needs more skilled workers for the construction industry and other sectors, and one way of getting them is to allow more skilled immigrants onto the province’s building sites and other places of employment, says Monte McNaughton, […]