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| May 16, 2017 | 
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Member Update
As you may have heard, Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, unanimously passed third reading in the Senate of Canada on May 4. This is a huge win for our industry! The bill now goes on to the House of Commons for review and consideration by Members of Parliament. MCA Canada, together with the National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada, has been working hard to get this bill passed in the Senate. We now need your help to get it passed in the House of Commons. We are asking you to again write to your Member of Parliament to seek their support for this very important piece of legislation. And we’ve made the job as easy as possible. Just go to www.promptpayment.ca, fill in your personal information (name, address, company name) and click send. It’s as easy as that! MCA Canada and the NTCCC will continue to lobby on your behalf on Parliament Hill. We aim to meet with as many Members of Parliament as possible, many of whom will have received your letters soliciting their support for small businesses in Canada. Let’s work together to ensure the Canada Prompt Payment Act becomes a reality. MCA Alberta has officially launched its MCA Gold Standard Service Contractor Program, a designation for recognizing service excellence, awarded to an elite group of mechanical service contractors and individual technicians. For the launch, MCA Alberta has arranged for MSCC to waive the $75-test fee that is normally charged. To be eligible, your company and your service technicians must meet the criteria established by the Mechanical Service Contractors of Canada program. Do you have an employee who has a son or daughter currently studying to be in the mechanical contracting industry? Are you a member of an MCA student chapter? If so, we’ve got good news: CEC and Federated Insurance can help offset the financial burden. We are accepting applications for our annual scholarship until June 30. This is the 12th year that Federated Insurance has generously sponsored the scholarship. For further information please contact Tania Johnston at 613-232-5169 or tania@mcac.ca.
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Canadian Construction Association has been working with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and Defence Construction Canada (DCC) to explore potential solutions aimed at improving prompt payment. Their websites are now online. Learn what PSPC and DCC are doing in cooperation with the CCA to improve payment practices throughout the construction industry. The second phase of their websites will feature information regarding payments issued by PSPC and DCC to construction contractors such as the name of the company, the date of payment as well as the contract and project numbers. LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING
Check out the following programs offered by the CEC and our local MCAs in the months ahead!
It’s back! The Construction Education Council is pleased to announce fall dates for its always-popular Project Management for Contractors course. The highly acclaimed, Gold Seal and Blue Seal accredited program is offered in partnership with the University of Waterloo. It takes place over a 10-day period and is split into two five-day sessions. To date, nearly 900 managers have graduated from the program. Week one of the program is scheduled for November 16–20; week two is booked for December 7–11. This program always sells out, so don’t delay. Register today. Associates Corner
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This year’s Annual CEC Fundraising Golf Tournament has moved to an exciting new venue, the Royal Ontario Golf Club in Milton, ON. The Royal Ontario is a prestigious course that everyone will enjoy. The tournament will take place Wednesday, July 12. Enjoy an amazing golf course, a great BBQ lunch, on-course games, a prime rib dinner, prizes, trophies and much more. Registration is now open and there are plenty of exceptional sponsorship opportunities still available. Learn more on our website or by contacting tania@mcac.ca. The Construction Education Council’s annual fundraising golf tournament couldn’t proceed every year without the generous support of our sponsors. Thanks to all the companies that have lent their support for this great cause. They are listed below. And if your firm would like to become a sponsor, we still have plenty of opportunities available. Gold sponsors Important Dates
Membership Advantage Program
AON Reed Stenhouse is the leader in Canada’s construction insurance business. It’s true that they are the world’s largest insurance broker, but don’t let that fool you. Their more than 59,000 colleagues are local people from your city who will be there to take care of your needs. Save money on premiums, expand your coverage and work with someone in your neighborhood. Learn more at www.mcac.ca. Important Links
MCA Canada's Charity of Choice
We still need your help! Operation Eyesight has prevented more than 35 million people from facing the needless tragedy of preventable blindness. Their work is focused in places where blindness can be deadly, especially to those who are very young, old or poor. MCA Canada's members, offices and staff have made significant contributions to help in this worthwhile cause but we still have a long way to go. |
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