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ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
FROM THE DESK OF MCA CANADA
Another successful Student Chapter Summit is in the books! This year, students from host McMaster University, University of Manitoba, and Toronto Metropolitan University came together for two days to learn about the many career opportunities that are available in the mechanical contracting sector – with a focus on energy efficiency.
The students’ education on nuclear energy didn’t end there. They were given a rare and very cool glimpse into the McMaster nuclear facility. Other tours included the opportunity to visit a CoGen facility at the McMaster Hospital and a hands-on learning session at Local 67’s training centre. The following day focused on the role of the mechanical contractor in achieving net zero and a team competition. Both were led by University of Nebraska professor Tim Wentz. Students also learned the ins and outs of still being able to achieve their P.Eng while working for a contractor. Later, a panel discussion featured four students who previously graduated from the program sharing their various post-graduate careers. Thank you to Keira Guay, Tanya Tippins, Mitch Rohner and Daniel Guidoni for coming back to McMaster and speaking with the students. Events such as this would not occur without industry support. We would like to extend our gratitude to the following for making this event such a huge success: Aecon, MCA Canada, MCA Hamilton-Niagara, MCA Ontario, MCA Toronto, Mitsubishi Electric, Plan Group, UA Canada, UA Local 67 and Victaulic. The Richard McKeagan Scholarship Series, named in honour of past-CEO Richard McKeagan, is supported by MCAC Associate Members and MCA partners from across Canada who provide the funding for the program and the various scholarships offered. Since its launch in 2006, the scholarship series has awarded more than $100,000 to deserving post-secondary students. In the coming weeks, we will feature each scholarship recipient not only in our newsletter, but also on our social media platforms.
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MCA Canada’s Women in Mechanical Construction (WiMC) is a forum through which women who work in mechanical construction share experiences, seize opportunities, and learn skills that will help them advance their careers. It provides networking, education, mentoring and professional-development programs specifically dedicated to helping women in mechanical construction build long and productive careers in the industry. Our members are dynamic individuals like you who are making great strides in the industry. We would like to extend an invitation for everyone to join Women in Mechanical Construction and to receive our benefits, including:
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Presented by MCA Alberta, MCA Canada & Construction Education Council Date: February 16 & 17, 2023 Who should attend?
Conference speakers:
Early bird cost MCA Members: $1,195 (Regular $1,395) | Non-Members: $1,595 (Regular $1,795)
Hosted by MCA Saskatchewan, Merit and MCA Canada, this one-day conference will explore key issues and solutions impacting Saskatchewan Contractors. Featuring a great lineup of speakers and topics, the program will look at issues such as labour force demand, supply chain issues, supplementary general conditions in contracts, cyber security & insurance, and energy efficiency. Open to all MCA Saskatchewan, Merit and MCA Canada members, this event is not to be missed. Register today! Sessions & Speakers Economic Labour Force Update
Contract Pitfalls
Mitigating the Challenges of Price Volatility and Supply Chain
Cyber Security and Insurance
What Energy Efficiency Means for Saskatchewan's Built Environment
INDUSTRY NEWS
Source: Daily Commercial News 
LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING
 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.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
 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.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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To kick things off, education sessions were held by Syed Abid from Mitsubishi Electric and Jim Brown from Ontario Power Generation. Mr. Abid spoke about the role of the construction industry in achieving Net Zero, while Mr. Brown spoke towards the challenges in construction of new energy projects such as nuclear..png)
Topic: Ontario's First Net Zero Community: West 5.png)
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