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| March 19, 2019 | 
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Member Update
The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is holding its first national innovation conference in April focused on converting innovative ideas and opportunities into reality.
Not only is Jane Gowing a member of the newly-formed Women in Mechanical Construction committee, she is also an industry trailblazer. In our first of many WiMC educational experiences, join us on March 27 to hear Jane’s story. She will share her inspiring journey of overcoming obstacles to formulate a rewarding career as a female entrepreneur. Want to be inspired? Then make sure you sign up for this webinar. Date: March 27 INDUSTRY NEWS
Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect
The goal of the newly-formed Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is to tackle Canada’s infrastructure deficit by helping launch infrastructure projects developed through private hands that may find difficulty getting off the ground.
Source: On-Site Magazine
A goal of the new Building Code is having women hold 10 per cent of skilled trade jobs by 2028, which the province and the BC Construction Association say would be a first for a Canadian province. Currently, 4.7 per cent of building trades workers in B.C. are women.
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) announced its road map for the creation of a National Strategy for Women in the Trades in Canada. It includes eight concrete action items and areas of focus required to create a national approach to recruiting and retaining women in the skilled trades.
Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect
The rural municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc in southwestern Ontario is running an eight-week after school program in carpentry and other trades for elementary school students. The goal is to give kids a taste of the trades, with hopes some of them will choose careers in these fields one day.
LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING
As a valued member of MCA Canada, we are pleased to offer you even more continued education and member programming. MCA Canada is partnering with Rob McKinney, the ConAppGuru, to deliver an ongoing webinar series for MCA Canada members. In this second webinar, How to Create a ConTech Jedi, you’ll learn:
It’s a 45-minute live webinar. We’ll record it just in case you are unable to attend. Register today. Date: March 28 For further information please contact Tania Johnston (613) 232-5169 or tania@mcac.ca. Changes are an inevitable part of the construction process. If not managed well, change orders can cause unnecessary project disruptions and lead to cost increases and schedule delays. The Mechanical Contractors Association of Hamilton Niagara, in partnership with the Construction Education Council, is pleased to present Change Orders Management, a course that provides participants with best practices for successfully navigating this complex project management challenge. Join us on April 25 at Construction House in Hamilton, ON. For more information, visit our website or email Tania Johnson. INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
BY THE NUMBERS
Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect
For the second month in a row, the labour market generated strong job gains in February. Nearly 56,000 net new positions were created, all of which were full time, according to Statistics Canada.
1687: The French explorer La Salle is murdered by his own men while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Source: HistoryNet.com |
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