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Council of Ontario Construction Associations News
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COCA 2023 Year in Review
We are proud to share COCA's 2023 Year in Review with you: "Building Strength Through Resilience." Inside the 2023 Year in Review, you will find: Message from COCA Chair Romeo Milano Message from COCA President Ian Cunningham A review of COCA's advocacy...
Working For Workers Five Act, 2024
The Working for Workers Five Act, 2024, introduced by the Ontario government, includes several key provisions aimed at supporting and protecting workers in the province. Here are the main elements of the act: Focused Apprenticeship Skills Training (FAST) Program: This...
Ontario Making It Easier to Enter Skilled Trades
The Ontario government is introducing new policy and legislative measures to attract more young people to the skilled trades, including adding a new apprenticeship pathway and an online job matching platform. These initiatives are designed to promote the skilled...
Ontario Faces Fiscal Challenges
Here are the highlights copied from the Financial Accountability Office’s report titled “2022-23 Interprovincial Budget Comparison - Comparing Ontario’s Revenues, Spending, Budget Balance and Net Debt with Other Provinces” which was published on April 10, 2024:...
Lots for Construction in 2024-25 Budget BUT the $9.8 B Deficit is Headline
Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, rose in the legislature yesterday afternoon to deliver his budget address and introduce his 2024-25 Budget Bill, Bill 180, Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024. Here are the highlights related to the...
COCA Announces New Chair
The Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA) is pleased to announce that Ted Dreyer has been elected as its new Chair at the Annual General Meeting held on February 28th, 2024. Ted brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the construction industry,...
Attorney General Announces Construction Act Review
At the Annual General Meeting of the Toronto Construction Association held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Attorney General Doug Downey announced that the Government has engaged construction lawyer Duncan Glaholt to conduct a review of the Construction Act. Glaholt is...
Ontario to Require Employers to Disclose Salary Ranges and AI Use in Hiring
The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, would require employers to include expected salary ranges in job postings, giving workers more information to make informed decisions in their career search. In addition, the legislation would...
Ontario Strengthening Occupational Illness Protections
The Ontario government is protecting and supporting workers by committing to create Canada’s first-ever Occupational Exposure Registry to track harmful exposure levels, help diagnose workplace diseases faster, improve worker compensation, and reduce costs to the...
COCA’s Most Consequential Leader Passes Away
In the almost 50 year history of the Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA), Dr. David Surplis was unquestionably the provincial construction federation’s most consequential leader. David passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 23rd with family...
Ontario Investing an Additional $160 Million to Train Workers
The Ontario government is investing an additional $160 million in the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to tackle the labour shortage and help at least 100,000 workers get free training to meet the needs of employers hiring in their communities. The funding will...
Ontario Launching Mobile Skilled Trades Classrooms
Ontario Launching Mobile Skilled Trades Classrooms Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced today that The Ontario government is investing $5.4 million to design and build three mobile tech classrooms that will...
COCA’s Six Month Report to Membership
Six-Month Report to Membership - June 2023 The Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA) is a federation of 29 construction associations whose 10,000 general and trade contractor members operate in the industrial, commercial, institutional, and heavy civil...