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| September 8, 2021 | 
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Member Update
If you're on the fence about whether to sign up for the fall sessions of the highly acclaimed MCA Canada/Construction Education Council Project Management Program, you'll want to act soon. Registration closes on Sept. 16 – a week tomorrow. We are offering our fall program online once again. Sessions will last for about three hours, two days a week for 10 weeks between September and December. The program, as usual, counts toward your Gold Seal and Blue Seal accreditations, and is being offered in conjunction with the University of Waterloo. 
This annual tournament directs all funds raised to support our ability to provide the mechanical contracting industry with ongoing and innovative new educational programming. The fundraising from this tournament will be put toward a major CEC project! Learn more about our annual tournament and plan to join us on Sept. 29. INDUSTRY NEWS
Source: Daily Commercial News
On day 18, halfway through the federal election campaign, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau finally announced his party’s platform while the Conservatives under Erin O’Toole expanded on their party’s infrastructure plan. Source: Daily Commercial News
Shift work, access to alcohol or drugs, long hours, high-stress work and the stigma about getting help are just some of the factors contributing to the increasing problem of substance abuse in the construction industry. Add the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on top of that and the numbers paint a clear picture. 
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Source: Daily Commercial News
"U.S. President Joe Biden has thrown down the EV gauntlet and American car manufacturers have responded. Forty per cent of vehicles sold by Ford, GM and Chrysler will be electric by the end of this decade. This is coupled with the recently passed U.S. Infrastructure bill that will invest up to $7.5 billion to increase the number of EV charging stations across the country. The Government of Canada has dropped a similar gauntlet." 
BY THE NUMBERS
Source: ConstructionLinks
According to Statistics Canada, the total value of building permits in Canada decreased 3.9% to $9.9 billion in July. Besides British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador, all provinces posted lower values. The majority of the national decline was reported in Alberta (-23.4%). Building permits fell 3.1% in the residential sector and 5.6% in the non-residential sector. Source: HistoryNet.com 1504: Michelangelo's 13-foot marble statue of David is unveiled in Florence, Italy. |
After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to be back once again at the Royal Ontario Golf Club to raise funds for the Construction Education Council and its exceptional education programming for the industry!|
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