Hurry! Early Bird Registration for our 2022 Annual National Conference ends July 31. Save $450 per member delegate.

• Member Delegate $1,350 (Reg. $1,800)
• Member Companion $925 (Reg. $1,150)

Hotel rooms are selling out fast!

September 28 - October 1, 2022

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, 1919 Upper Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada is pleased to be holding its 79th Annual National Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 28 to October 1, 2022!

Join MCAC in the beautiful maritime city of Halifax as we RECONNECT in '22! We have a great program of networking, education, and social events planned, and we can't wait to RECONNECT with members from coast-to-coast-to-coast!

Visit https://pheedloop.com/register/EVEKBSWOOFMON/attendee to register, or the conference website to learn more!

Thank you to all the golfers who joined us last week at our Annual CEC Fundraising Golf Tournament to raise money for construction education.

The tournament would not be a success without the support of our many sponsors, including Gold Sponsors Home Depot Pro, MCA Ontario, Mitsubishi Electric & Victaulic, and our Silver Sponsor, Ontario Pipe Trades Council. Thanks also to Ipex for the photographer and foursome photos.

Check out our tournament video.

NCI Canada is your national source for commercial and industrial valves & fittings, and fire protection products.

We also proudly represent and stock NIBCO and Webstone brands. NIBCO and Webstone offer press technology for HVACR, potable and mechanical systems, as well as for compressed air and gases. Connections for every job!

With warehouses in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, we have you covered from coast to coast! Contact our sales team today to discuss your needs.

www.ncicanada.com

Mark’s Commercial is offering 25% off all MCA Canada Members, but only until July 30.

Mark’s Commercial, the business-to-business division of Mark's and a member of the Canadian Tire family of companies, supplies thousands of businesses across Canada with compliant industrial workwear, footwear, and PPE as well as branded uniforms and apparel. To make sure you receive the discount you must bring the coupon to the store staff at the time of purchase. In-store purchases only!

Click here to print coupon.

Thank you to the following associate member companies for participating in the 2022 Richard McKeagan Scholarship Series.

MCA Canada will showcase two sponored companies each week over the course of the next couple of months in the Exchanger. Keep a look out on our LinkedIn and Facebook pages as well.

Source: BuildForce Canada
New Labour Force Survey (LFS) data released by Statistics Canada on July 8 shows a seasonally unadjusted increase of 53,300 workers ( 3.5%) in construction in June. The jump brings the number of people employed in the industry to 1,580,600 – the most on record.

The Canadian Hydronics Conference provides a unique opportunity for hydronics industry professionals to connect in person, have one-on-one conversations with peers, and share knowledge and business building ideas. Hydronics professionals are expected to gather at the conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for a special two-day conference and trade show. This will be two full days of learning opportunities plus increased chances to form industry connections!

Learn more and register today.

The MCA Canada Jobsite Journal is a daily log to help track projects, including:

• site conditions,
• weather conditions,
• productivity/time loss and reasons,
• area/work in progress,
• subtrade reports,
• daily report reminders,
• and more.

Daily and Weekly Reports track work site conditions, progress and delays which prevent costly claims. The Daily Reports record work site conditions and progress, while the Weekly Reports detail delays and provide space to give a more specific explanation of that week's progress.

For MCA Canada members, this valuable tool is available for only $11.50.

Are labour estimates taking too long and reducing your productivity and profitability? You can increase your profitability by utilizing a streamlined, systematic approach for labour estimating.

MCA Canada members will have access to the MCAA WebLEM, which streamlines labour estimating by allowing your estimators to access labour estimates that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for mechanical contractors everywhere!

• You can quickly search and retrieve data with our search engine, which will look for any text that is found across the entire database and provide links to relevant information.
• Download any labour table as soon as data is exported into Microsoft Excel or CSV.
• Up-to-date labour units are available on our website on the latest products and joining methods. When items are new or changed, they will be highlighted in yellow over the next 12 months.

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1830: King Charles X of France issues five ordinances limiting the political and civil rights of citizens.
1847: Liberia becomes the first African colony to become an independent state.
2005: The shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-114, marking a return to space after the shuttle Columbia crash of 2003.