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ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE

We would like to remind you that the next MCA Canada Annual National Conference will be held at the Silverado Resort in Napa Valley, California on October 18-21, 2023.

We anticipate this conference to sell out quickly, so mark your calendars now.

M.A. STEWART & SONS LTD.
Wolseley Canada Inc
FROM THE DESK OF MCA CANADA

The submission recommends key investments in the near term that the federal government must make to ensure greater ease of the transition to net-zero. These changes will bring more people to the skilled trades -- especially in green jobs -- and ensure sustainability for businesses that must succeed for Canada’s plan for more green buildings to succeed.

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At its Annual National Conference being in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada and its provincial partners announced more than $100,000 to Hurricane Fiona Relief through the Canadian Red Cross.

"Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Fiona will have a significant impact on our infrastructure and those affected for years to come," said Wayne Davidson, President, and Chair of MCA Canada. "Our industry has stepped up in the past to help our fellow Canadians, and it was particularly important to us as we hold our annual conference in the maritime region."

The Canadian Red Cross has established an online portal for MCA Canada members who would like to donate to the Hurricane Fiona Relief Fund. Through that portal, individuals and firms can make a contribution to this fund and support these funding efforts.

Donations through the Red Cross can be made online here.


Source: Daily Commercial News
Research shows that HVAC trades will be the most in demand across Canada between 2022 to 2050. Ensuring net-zero success requires guaranteeing their availability.

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Source: Plumbing HVAC
The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada gathered in Halifax from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

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MEMBERSHIP OUTLOOK

Members Affinity Program Associate Mark's Commercial offers a Digital Discount Card exclusively to MCA Canada members. Members of the MCAC are now able to present their digital card at any Mark's Warehouse store nationwide. An email card has been sent to each company's MCA Canada Contact, who can then distribute it to employees.

Didn''t get the email? Request a copy of the digital card by emailing jessica@mcac.ca.


The MCA Canada WiMC Committee has released its second quarterly newsletter.

This latest issue of The Voice of Women in Mechanical Construction focuses on three key topics, including "Attracting, Retaining and Mentoring" women in our industry.

Click here to preview the new issue.

Take a look at MCA Canada's WIMC social media accounts!

CTS Flange Adapters with EPDM separation.
Canadian Trade Services Ltd
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MCA PROVINCIAL CHAPTER NEWS

On November 28, join MCABC for cocktails, mouth-watering food and musical entertainment that will lift your spirits and get the season started off right. Get some Christmas shopping under your belt at their live auction! Proceeds directly support the Ending Violence Association of BC. The evening includes crowd-pleasing The Dueling Pianos Vancouver – start thinking of song requests!

Everyone welcome! Make this your staff Christmas party and bring your significant others.

Register online at https://mcabc.org/events/.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Source: Daily Commercial News
Two calls for proposals are now open aimed at helping equity-deserving groups, including women, get the apprenticeship training and support they need to enter the skilled trades workforce.

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Digital transformation can alleviate challenges including the labour shortage, supply chain, materials financing, safety, rework and communication on projects.

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Dobbin Sales Limited
N-Two Cryogenic Enterprise Inc.
LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING
The MCA Canada Jobsite Journal is a daily log to help track projects, including:
 
•   site conditions,
•   weather conditions,
•   productivity/time loss and reasons,
•   area/work in progress,
•   subtrade reports,
•   daily report reminders,
•   and more.
 
Daily and Weekly Reports track work site conditions, progress and delays which prevent costly claims. The Daily Reports record work site conditions and progress, while the Weekly Reports detail delays and provide space to give a more specific explanation of that week's progress.
 
For MCA Canada members, this valuable tool is available for only $11.50.
 
Armstrong Fluid Technology
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
 
Are labour estimates taking too long and reducing your productivity and profitability? You can increase your profitability by utilizing a streamlined, systematic approach for labour estimating.
 
MCA Canada members will have access to the MCAA WebLEM, which streamlines labour estimating by allowing your estimators to access labour estimates that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for mechanical contractors everywhere!
 
You can quickly search and retrieve data with our search engine, which will look for any text that is found across the entire database and provide links to relevant information.
 
Download any labour table as soon as data is exported into Microsoft Excel or CSV.
 
Up-to-date labour units are available on our website on the latest products and joining methods. When items are new or changed, they will be highlighted in yellow over the next 12 months.
 
IPEX Inc.
Canadian Trade Services Ltd
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
10
Nov 2022
 
Week 1: November 10-14, 2022
8
Dec 2022
 
Week 2: December 8-12, 2022
Reliance Worldwide Canada Inc.
Federated Insurance
BY THE NUMBERS
Click below for the latest prompt payment in the construction industry payment tables.
 

Source: Historynet.com

1968: US athletes Tommi Smith and John Carlos suspended by US Olympic Committee for giving "black power” salute while receiving their medals at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.
1967: A Russian unmanned spacecraft makes the first landing on the surface of Venus.
1921: Russian Soviets grant Crimean independence.
1910: M. Baudry is the first to fly a dirigible across the English Channel from La Motte-Breil to Wormwood Scrubbs.
1883: The weather station at the top of Ben Nevis, Scotland, the highest mountain in Britain, is declared open.
1867: The rules for American football are formulated at meeting in New York among delegates from Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton and Yale universities.
1648: The "shoemakers of Boston" – the first labor organization in what would become the United States – was authorized by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

 

 

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