WSIB Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards
WSIB is excited to introduce a new recognition program called the Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards. This is our first award program specifically for small businesses in Ontario! These awards will recognize outstanding achievement in health and safety initiatives
2017 Ontario Budget – OCS Bulletin (April 2017)
April 28, 2017 2017 Ontario Budget: New Hospital Projects the Highlight of $30 Billion Increase in Infrastructure Spending $30 Billion in New Infrastructure Spending Bring Total to $190 Billion The 2017 Ontario Budget committed an additional $30 billion in infrastructure investment over the next 11
REMINDER: PTSD Prevention Plan Information Deadline is April 23, 2017
Content developed and posted originally by Mathews Dinsdale Lawyer. Employers of first responders and other workers covered by the new PTSD presumption under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 must submit information about their plans to prevent workplace Post-Traumatic Stress
Consortium Behind Champlain Bridge Replacement Sues Canadian Govt for $124M
This story was not reported, edited or fact-checked by OEA editors Canadian Press DataFile - Original post available here. MONTREAL — The consortium behind the construction of the new replacement for the aging Champlain Bridge has filed a $124 million lawsuit against the
Have you voiced your support for Prompt Payment?
Please share this link with all of your everyone you know – the more letters the better: PPO is waiting for Minister Naqvi and his staff to finish drafting the new Prompt Payment and Lien Legislation. The Minister has committed in writing to
Rick Mercer Visits Ironworkers at the Parliamentary Rehabilitation Site
The revitalization of Canada’s Parliamentary buildings has been called the mother of all renovations and now – thanks to the hard work of the OEA Contractors, Ironworkers from Local 765 – one key component is nearly finished: the West Block
Briefing Note: Government of Canada Releases Budget Plan 2017
Employers To Be Impacted -- brought to you by Sherrard Kuzz LLP Employment & Labour Lawyers The 2017 Federal Budget: What Does It Mean for Employers? March 23, 2017 On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 the Government of Canada released its 2017 Budget
Spring 2017 issue of Trades Today is here!
MEET ONTARIO'S NEWEST STEAMFITTER There are 4,949 certified steamfitters in Ontario, of which 31 are female, and 780 registered apprentices, of which 21 are female. Fifty is the average age of Ontario’s steamfitters, so in the next decade, as in most
2017 Federal Budget – OCS Bulletin – Mar 23 2017
March 23, 2017 Federal Budget 2017: Momentum Stalls on Infrastructure Commitments Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented a much more cautious budget on March 22nd than he did in 2016. While the 2016 Budget and 2016 Fall Economic Statement both overflowed with
Are Late Payments a Threat to a Contractor’s Survival?
Article reposted from ContructionPros.com A company whose customers take 90 days to pay typically need six times more cash to float the project/job costs than a company whose customers paid their bills in 30 days. It’s no secret that the system of