The Government of Canada has indicated that infrastructure investments are focused on achieving three core objectives: Promoting economic growth, job creation and competitiveness; tackling climate change and increasing resilience; and improving social inclusion and quality of life for all Canadians.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada, together with the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating, provided a submission recommending that retrofits, regulatory harmonization and skilled trades be a core aspect of the National Infrastructure Assessment in order to support the federal government in achieving each of these objectives.

The submission recommends that the following themes be paramount in the development of an infrastructure vision for Canada:

• Assessing Canada’s infrastructure needs and establishing a long-term vision;
• Achieving net-zero emissions – investing in retrofits;
• Improving coordination between owners and funders; and
• Governance of the National Infrastructure Assessment.

You can read our submission on our website.

The MCA Canada Women in Mechanical Construction initiative has signed a memorandum of understanding and joined several industry organizations as a collaborating organization with Skills Ontario’s Young Women’s Initiative. The MOU will create opportunities to share resources while promoting the activities of each respective organization, including a number of events and programming for women in the skilled trades.

“We are extremely excited to be a collaborating organization with this initiative,” said Tania Johnston, CEO of MCA Canada. “The more we can work together on issues of mutual concern, the stronger our voice can be to raise the profile of the skilled trades and the opportunities available for women in the mechanical contracting sector.”

Learn more about Skills Ontario's Young Women's Initiatives.

The NTCCC recognizes that the prioritization of infrastructure investments and the empowerment of the construction sector are central to driving Canada’s economic needs into the future. Construction in Canada creates jobs, establishes and maintains vital community assets, and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. As the voice for trade contractors across Canada, we are pleased to participate in the National Infrastructure Assessment by providing our unique insights and industry expertise.

It is critical that trade contractors be part of this conversation regarding an infrastructure strategy, not only to lend their perspective but to have the opportunity to assess labour force impacts and be able to respond to the forecast demand.

The NTCCC submission is available on the coalition's website.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada and the Construction Education Council are once again proud to present the exclusive Gold Seal and Blue Seal Accredited Project Management Program. This highly acclaimed program is offered in partnership with the University of Waterloo.

Our fall program will be held online once again, and will be offered two days a week for 10 weeks between September and December. This will mark the 41st session offered with nearly 900 industry managers graduating from the program.

This course is one of our premiere offerings. Learn more, and sign up today!

You are invited to participate in a review of the draft of the new Red Seal Occupational Standard for the Steamfitter/Pipefitter trade for Canada.

A draft of the standard was developed at a national virtual workshop attended by trade experts and apprenticeship instructors from across Canada. After this online survey is completed, provincial and territorial industry and apprenticeship committees will also review and validate this standard. In preparation for this step, we would like to give individuals who would like to participate the opportunity to do so.

For this trade, the standard is divided into Major Work Activities, which are broken down into Tasks, which are further broken down into distinct Sub-Tasks.

The survey is completely voluntary and is anonymous, though if you possess a Red Seal, the first digits of your Red Seal number will be requested (these do not identify any individual).

All comments will be forwarded to your province/territory’s apprenticeship authority to review with their committees for consideration.

To complete the survey, please click below.

Steamfitter/Pipefitter RSOS Validation Survey

You can start the survey and resume at a later time, as long as you work from the same device (laptop, tablet, smartphone) every time. Please note that the deadline to complete the survey is Aug. 30, 2021.

Thank you for participating in the survey.

Source: HistoryNet.com

1519: Charles of Spain is elected Holy Roman emperor in Barcelona.
1535: Sir Thomas More is beheaded in England for refusing to swear allegiance to King Henry VIII as head of the Church.
1536: Jacques Cartier returns to France after discovering the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
1685: James II defeats James, the Duke of Monmouth, at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the last major battle to be fought on English soil.
1770: The entire Ottoman fleet is destroyed by the Russians at the Battle of Chesma.
1788: 10,000 troops are called out in Paris as unrest mounts in the poorer districts over poverty and lack of food.
1835: John Marshall, the third chief justice of the Supreme Court, dies at the age of 79. Two days later, while tolling in his honor in Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell cracks.
1854: The Republican Party is officially organized in Jackson, Michigan.
1885: Louis Pasteur gives the first successful anti-rabies inoculation.
1945: Operation Overcast begins in Europe--moving Austrian and German scientists and their equipment to the United States.
1982: President Ronald Reagan agrees to contribute U.S. troops to the peacekeeping unit in Beirut.
1989: Canada's federal government sells its remaining 53-percent interest in Air Canada, completing privatization of the airline; the new issue of 41.1 million shares is an immediate sellout.
2013: An unattended 74-car freight train carrying crude oil runs away, rolls downhill for 11 km and derails at a speed of 100 kmh in the town of Lac-Mégantic. The resulting fire and explosion kills 47 people and incinerates the centre of the town.