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Source: Daily Commercial News
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating and the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada have submitted a pre-budget request asking the federal government for more funding for programs and the promotion of apprenticeships and skilled trades careers, specifically those that work toward addressing climate change.

 

Natural Resources Canada offers an easy-to-use site showing incentives by province. Select a province to see what financial incentives or programs are available. This grouping of incentives related to energy efficiency from provincial/territorial governments, major Canadian municipalities and major electric and gas utilities is updated regularly. It is a useful resource for contractors who want to stay on top of what products the government is incentivizing and what money is available to their customers.

Helping fulfill the lack of construction content in traditional media, the Construction Channel, a new online media company, has released a documentary series called “Six Figures, No Suits.”

Source: On-Site Magazine
The construction industry is known for being relationship-based rather than transactional. Often, general contractors will work on several projects from the same owner and rely on certain trade contractors over and over. There’s no easy answer when it comes to how prompt payment and adjudication affects relationships in the construction industry throughout the payment chain. 

Zach Walsh from Cambridge, Nova Scotia took home a Medallion of Excellence in refrigeration and air conditioning from WorldSkills. The four-day competition took place in Kazan, Russia last month.

Source: Daily Commercial News
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum’s Preparing Youth for Careers in the Skilled Trades symposium looks to gather information from the apprenticeship community and share how to engage young people and show them the value of skilled trades apprenticeships and careers.

 

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

 

According to Statistics Canada, employment increased by 81,000 in August, mostly due to part-time work. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 5.7% as more people participated in the labour market. Compared to August 2018, employment increased by 471,000 (+2.5%), thanks to gains in both full- (+306,000 or +2.0%) and part-time work (+165,000 or +4.8%). Over the same period, hours worked were up 1.2%.