How an anticipated Ontario infrastructure spending package of $27.5 billion will roll out is what the Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA) is looking for in today's provincial budget.
As the recession continues to hammer the economy, about 70 per cent of contractors surveyed expect it to negatively impact their 2009 bottom line, according to a recent Ipsos Reid poll.
TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario released a request for qualifications (RFQ) today to design, build, finance and maintain a new consolidated courthouse located downtown, between Brodie and Archibald streets, south of Miles Street.
The Construction Safety Association of Ontario faces impending change through the realignment of provincial safety associations, but that does not mean health and safety consulting outreach will slow down, says its general manager.
Managing cultural change in the construction industry poses a greater challenge than any technological transformation as Building Information Modeling (BIM) gains traction, contractors were told recently.
In Randy Hillier's Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board would have private-sector competition, union card-based certification would end and all apprenticeship ratios would be one-to-one.
OTTAWA-The federal government has been deluged with applications for infrastructure funding but only a tiny amount of money has trickled out so far.
However, Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Minister John Baird says federal officials are working flat out - including weekends and evenings - to ensure the money will flow at record speed.
A multibillion-dollar stimulus program aimed at cushioning Canada from the recession has barely begun to trickle out cash as the country's short construction season shifts into gear.
Taking a page from U.S. President Barack Obama, the Ontario government will set up a website to track the $24 billion it's spending to stimulate the economy, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says.
A coalition of Ontario industries is calling on Ontario to invest $180 million over five years in order to strengthen apprenticeships to help reach workforce targets by 2020.
Clive Thurston, president of the Ontario General Contractors Association, has been elected chair of the construction section of the ADR Institute of Ontario.
The Construction Lien Act of Ontario is due for revision because contractors are being stung by holes in the legislation that keep them from collecting money owed for services rendered.
OTTAWA -- The federal government has spent nearly $2-billion, or just under 5%, of the $40-billion in fiscal stimulus it pledged in its January budget to combat a recession that now appears to be easing, government documents released Thursday indicate.
Provincial legislation to allow full labour mobility of skilled workers into Ontario is well intentioned, but acceptable qualification standards are still an area of concern for some construction stakeholders.
The Board of Directors has elected Rick Giacomini as President and Director of the Terrazzo, Tile & Marble Guild of Ontario, Inc. (TTMGO), effective May 12, 2009.
On June 22, 2009 the WSIB released its 2009 first quarter report to stakeholders. The unaudited report presents an overview of the WSIB's financial position at March 31, 2009. First quarter 2009 results are compared against both first and fourth quarter 2008 results for specific items.
Original reports that Bill 118 - The Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 - came into effect on September 1, 2009 are incorrect according to the Ministry of Transportation.
On October 14, 2009 the Ministry of Finance released the General Transitional Rules for Ontario HST. The HST , subject to legislative approval, will come into effect on July 1, 2010.
Andrew Steele's blog for the Globe and Mail on what the release of Jack Mintz's report on the HST and job creation means for the Liberals and the Conservatives.
On November 26, 2009 Infrastructure Ontario released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to design, build, finance and maintain the new replacement Oakville Hospital.
