Good Afternoon Directors, COOs and Associates, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton, WSIB Chair Elizabeth Witmer and WSIB President CEO Tom Teahen launched the Ministry’s Employer Recognition/Accreditation Standard and the WSIB’s Health and Safety Excellence Program (HSEP) at an event at Longo’s Maple Leaf Square grocery store this morning. Thought you’d be […]
Good Morning Directors, COOs & Associates, I am forwarding an email that I received this morning from COCA Director Ted Dreyer. Most will know that Ted is a construction lawyer with Madorin Snyder LLP and is chair of COCA’s Construction Act Committee. Attached to Ted’s email is a very helpful flow chart prepared by […]
Your weekly Ontario Construction News eletter: See today’s newspaper here Kingston lays groundwork for mid-rise and tall buildings policy with Issues and Options Paper By Robin MacLennan Ontario Construction News staff writer Interested in where, when and how taller buildings will be built in Kingston? The city is inviting input on an Issues and Options […]
Community Benefits Agreements are growing in popularity as a tool to achieve broader social and policy objectives. With increased government spending on public infrastructure, governments and community groups are adopting community benefits agreements (CBAs) as a means of achieving multiple goals including: inclusive workforce development through targeted hiring and training opportunities supply chain diversity other […]
Construction Dispute Adjudication Update Some time ago, the government of Ontario announced that ADR Chambers was selected to serve as the Authorized Nominating Authority (ANA) under the Construction Act. The Act states that the role of the ANA is to: “(a) develop and oversee programs for the training of persons as adjudicators; (b) qualify persons […]
Your weekly Ontario Construction News eletter: See today’s newspaper here Dolime Quarry in Guelph to close early; site to be turned into mixed-use residential neighbourhood By Robin MacLennan Ontario Construction News staff writer The City of Guelph and the owners of the Dolime Quarry have reached a potential solution to address concerns about how operations […]
OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor Construction Upheaval: Potentially Landscape-Altering OHS Case November 7, 2019 A potentially landscape-altering OHS case, considering whether a construction project owner, that engaged a constructor to control and complete the project, retains OHS obligations as an “employer” at the project, is winding its way through the Ontario court system. The Ontario […]
Greetings! Employment & Labour Law Update – November 2019 – Sherrard Kuzz LLP Employment & Labour Lawyers We hope you enjoy our November 2019 edition of Management Counsel (attached). Our newsletter is published several times a year to highlight important issues in Canadian employment and labour law. In this edition, we address two topics: Labour Day Came Early: Significant changes […]
11/04/2019 Your weekly Ontario Construction News eletter: See today’s newspaper here $1.9 billion transmission line project to connect 17 First Nation communities to power grid Ontario Construction News staff writer A transmission project that will connect 17 First Nation communities to the power grid has secured all finances for the $1.9 billion construction and work […]
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