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INDUSTRY NEWS
Source: Daily Commercial News
Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, many public-private partnerships (P3s) have been able to continue. Some of these builds, including hospitals and schools, have even been sped up.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2020/05/p3-projects-moving-ahead-despite-pandemic-some-accelerated to view the full article online.

 
Source: Daily Commercial News
Public Services and Procurement Canada's Real Property Branch is pushing for digital procurement for its own buildings and to better serve the industry.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/technology/2020/04/government-agency-pushes-property-portfolio-into-future-with-digitization to view the full article online.

 
Source: Daily Commercial News
In a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors online panel, three global construction supply-chain specialists shared that they foresee major problems for niche sectors following the COVID-19 pandemic. That said, the building industry looks like it will be able to move forward battered but unbroken.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2020/05/rics-panel-foresees-resilience-in-construction-post-pandemic to view the full article online.

 
Source: Canadian Manufacturing
Before Canada took steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the economy peaked in February, according to the C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council.

Visit https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/c-d-howes-business-cycle-council-says-were-in-a-recession-252612/ to view the full article online.

 
The Canadian Construction Association is hosting a webinar on May 7 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Expert panelists will discuss some of the financial relief packages available to construction business owners.

Visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/440473560486477327 to view the full article online.

 
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Source: Daily Commercial News
At CanBIM’s recent online conference, global tech company Willow said it is connecting digital twinning with complicated projects and expansive property portfolios.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/technology/2020/05/willow-pushes-big-physical-projects-into-digital-realm to view the full article online.

 
Source: Daily Commercial News
Salus Pro, Salus’ Vancouver-based safety management software company, can help contractors cope with COVID-19. To prove it, Salus CEO and co-founder Gabriel Guetta says the company wants to make the software free for as long as it can.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/technology/2020/05/safety-software-steps-up-to-work-past-covid-19 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: HPAC Magazine
Statistics Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce collaborated on the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, which reveals responses from more than 12,600 businesses across all sectors that took part in a questionnaire about COVID-19’s impact on their business between April 3 and 24.

Visit https://www.hpacmag.com/heating-plumbing-air-conditioning-general/statscan-survey-nearly-one-in-three-businesses-report-q1-revenues-down-40-or-more-versus-2019/1004129874/ to view the full article online.

 
Source: Canadian Manufacturing
The majority of Canadian small business owners say COVID-19 has affected their operations negatively, with one third of them saying they are worried about the viability of their company over the next year, according to a new CIBC poll.

Visit https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/small-business/covid-19-impact-felt-by-81-of-canadian-small-business-owners-cibc-poll-252718/ to view the full article online.

 
Events
Source: HPAC Magazine
Organizers of CMPX, Canada’s largest trade show for the plumbing and HVAC/R industry, announced in March that the 2020 CMPX event scheduled for the end of that month would be postponed until further notice due to COVID-19. Now, the show has been rescheduled to 2022.

Visit https://www.hpacmag.com/heating-plumbing-air-conditioning-general/cmpx-trade-show-returning-in-2022/1004129871/ 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