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The free Performance Benchmarking Self-Assessment Tool is designed to assist construction and maintenance employers in measuring their organization in relation to a specific set of recognized best practices. In addition, you will be able to compare your organization's efforts against other construction and maintenance employers. From the results of the self-assessment tool, you also will be able to identify areas for continuous improvement.

Visit https://assessment.buildforce.ca/assessment/3 to view the full article online.

 
INDUSTRY NEWS
Architect and author Brian Palmquist has spent decades analyzing construction management efficiencies and devising processes and acronyms to help designers and constructors work faster and better, but when invited to give a presentation at the recent Toronto Buildings Show, he laid out one simple tenet to strive for: immediacy.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/associations/2019/01/immediacy-new-buzzword-construction-management-architect to view the full article online.

 
The federal government has launched a grant program for women in the trades. Registered apprentices in eligible Red Seal trades who have successfully completed their first or second year/level can receive $3,000 per year or level, up to a maximum amount of $6,000.

Visit https://www.hpacmag.com/heating-plumbing-air-conditioning-general/feds-announce-apprenticeship-grant-program-for-women/1004125727/ to view the full article online.

 
The new year brings with it tax changes at the federal level that will affect just about every Canadian, as well as small businesses.

Visit https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/financing/federal-tax-changes-come-into-effect-as-new-year-begins-224361/ to view the full article online.

 
LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING

The Construction Education Council is pleased to announce the launch of its brand-new Advanced Project Management course. The program builds on the teachings in the highly successful 10-day program, and provides 28 hours of Gold Seal-accredited, industry-specific, advanced-level project management training.

Graduates will bring back to their companies’ strategies for making their projects even more successful. Senior project skills that will be covered include:

  • The Art of Facilitative Leadership
  • Organizational Planning – Portfolio Management
  • Financial and Basic Accounting Principles for Project Managers
  • Principles of Lean for Construction

Register today!

 

CEC is pleased to announce that it will once again offer its highly acclaimed Estimating Conference in Calgary, AB from February 27 to March 1. This conference focuses not on how to estimate, but rather project procurement and strategies. Sessions covered will include deal breakers, project risk and go/no-go strategies, putting together a proposal, what a general contractor looks for in its selection process—to name a few.

Visit http://mcac.ca/cec/programs/estimating/ to view the full article online.

 
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Government documents show federal officials have quietly probed ways to boost job numbers for Indigenous Peoples, newcomers and Canadians with disabilities to prevent a spike in economic hardship.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/technology/2019/01/feds-worry-technology-will-force-vulnerable-groups-labour-force to view the full article online.

 
For all those traditional construction companies that underestimate the importance of new technology, PCL Construction Canada’s Terry Olynyk has this advice: turn over a new leaf, if you want to grow in the next five years.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/technology/2018/12/construction-industry-leaders-need-embrace-iot-says-pcl-director to view the full article online.

 
With 2019 now here, oulined in this article are some of the technologies and innovations we can expect to make a greater impact in the Canadian construction industry.

Visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-technologies-watch-construction-2019-ken-lancastle/ to view the full article online.

 
BY THE NUMBERS

Click below for the latest prompt payment in the construction industry payment tables.

Visit https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/biens-property/divulgation-disclosure/psdic-ppci-eng.html to view the full article online.

 
The total number of jobs in the U.S. rose by +312,000 in December, according to the latest Employment Situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2019/01/december-jobs-reports-u-s-ends-2018-bang-canada-whimper to view the full article online.

 
Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada
280 Albert Street | Suite 701 | Ottawa ON, Canada K1P 5G8
Phone: (613)232-0492 | Fax: (613)235-2796 | Email: mcac@mcac.ca