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...
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...
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 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...
NEW PPE AND TOILET REGULATION IN EFFECT JULY 1, 2023
New PPE and Toilet Regulation In Effect July 1, 2023 So there can be no misunderstanding, here’s the new regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for Personal Protective Equipment and toilet and cleanup facilities on construction sites. Your member...
COCA Awards for Outstanding Achievement
COCA Awards for Outstanding Achievement On June 15, 2023, COCA recognized outstanding contributions to improving the Ontario construction industry. These prestigious awards were bestowed at a June 14th ceremony at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The...
Ontario Budget Highlights
Government Continues Commitment to Infrastructure Investment – 2023-24 Budget Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, rose in the legislature on the afternoon of March 23rd to present Ontario's Bugdet for fiscal 2023-24. (The government’s fiscal year runs...
Bill 75 Creates New Secretariat for Queen’s Park Restoration
Bill 75 Creates New Secretariat for Queen’s Park Restoration On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7th the Minister for Legislative Affairs, Paul Calandra introduced Bill 75, Queen’s Park Restoration Act for First Reading. It is another early step towards the...
COCA 2022 Year in Review
We are proud to share with you COCA's 2022 Year in Review. Inside the 2022 Year in Review, you will find: Message from COCA Chair Romeo Milano Message from COCA President Ian Cunningham A review of COCA's advocacy efforts in 2022 Profiles of COCA members A look back...
Province’s Apprenticeship CEO Updates COCA Board on Year’s Progress
After spinning its wheels on this file for three years, in January 2022, our Ontario government finally launched the new organization to oversee the promotion of skilled trades careers and the delivery of the province’s apprenticeship program, a Crown Agency called...