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Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada

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The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is holding its first national innovation conference in April focused on converting innovative ideas and opportunities into reality.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/mca-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=549659&issueID=62952 to view the full article online.

 
INDUSTRY NEWS
Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect

The goal of the newly-formed Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is to tackle Canada’s infrastructure deficit by helping launch infrastructure projects developed through private hands that may find difficulty getting off the ground.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/government/2019/03/cib-reps-describe-steps-taken-fill-target-baskets-infrastructure to view the full article online.

 
Source: On-Site Magazine

A goal of the new Building Code is having women hold 10 per cent of skilled trade jobs by 2028, which the province and the BC Construction Association say would be a first for a Canadian province. Currently, 4.7 per cent of building trades workers in B.C. are women.

Visit https://www.on-sitemag.com/construction/new-code-aims-to-increase-number-of-women-working-in-b-c-construction-industry/1003962556/ to view the full article online.

 
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) announced its road map for the creation of a National Strategy for Women in the Trades in Canada. It includes eight concrete action items and areas of focus required to create a national approach to recruiting and retaining women in the skilled trades.

Visit http://static.ow.ly/docs/PR_FR-ENG%20Combined%20IWD2019_8gqS.pdf to view the full article online.

 
Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect

The rural municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc in southwestern Ontario is running an eight-week after school program in carpentry and other trades for elementary school students. The goal is to give kids a taste of the trades, with hopes some of them will choose careers in these fields one day.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/labour/2019/03/school-program-gives-kids-taste-trades to view the full article online.

 
LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
The Revay Report discusses what artificial intelligence (AI) is, what are the main technical research areas and how it can be used in different phases of construction.

Visit https://revay.com/revayreports/en/vol34no1.php 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.

 
Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect

For the second month in a row, the labour market generated strong job gains in February. Nearly 56,000 net new positions were created, all of which were full time, according to Statistics Canada.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2019/03/canada-sees-second-straight-monthly-employment-surge-55900-net-new-jobs 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