Construction Act Transition Rules
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
Your weekly Ontario Construction News – November 18, 2019
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
OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor | Construction Upheaval: Potentially Landscape-Altering OHS Case
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
Your weekly Ontario Construction News – October 21, 2019
10/21/2019 Your weekly Ontario Construction News eletter: See today's newspaper here Feds order “urgent” probe into former DCC chair’s business activities: Globe and Mail Ontario Construction News staff writer The federal government has ordered an “urgent” investigation into the business activities of the
WSIB 2020 Rates
Good Afternoon Directors, COOs and Associates: Yesterday, Minister of Labour, Monte McNaughton, announced that the surcharge that has been added to employers’ WSIB premium rates for the past many years (sometimes referred to at the Past Claims Cost or PCC) will
Prompt Payment and Adjudication Now Fully Implemented
Good Morning All, This is a historic day in our industry, “A-Day”, the day that the prompt payment regime and dispute resolution system in Ontario’s not-so-new-anymore Construction Act come into effect. Thanks and congratulations to everyone who helped make this happen!
CISC Session on U.S. Trade Case ITC Questionnaire
Questionnaires issued by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) AISC Fabricated Steel trade case against Canada Dear Fabricator Members, This week the U.S. International Trade Commission sent questionnaires by email to Canadian fabricators thought to be exporting to the U.S. at some
COCA Newsletter – October 2019
Amendments To Clarify Temp Stairs Regulation Amendments effective January 1, 2020 will clarify requirements for temporary stairs in the Construction Projects Regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The changes will: Clarify where temporary stairs should start and end (i.e.
The Iron Messenger: An IMPACT Publication – September 2019
Project Highlights Industrial Info Dodge Pipeline Spotlight on Safety, Training and Leadership News and Resources For Contractors News and Resources For Ironworkers IMPACT and Iron Workers In The News Upcoming Events Industrial Info IMPACT provides Industrial Information Resources' (IIR) PEC reports to
Ontario Establishes Construction Advisory Panel
News Release Ontario Establishes Construction Advisory Panel September 26, 2019 New advisory panel to advise Minister on wide range of construction issues from health and safety to labour laws THE BLUE MOUNTAINS - The Ontario government is partnering with the construction sector by establishing