OGCA News

"Leadership is a Privilege"

The ability to influence and motivate people to work toward a common goal is the essence of leadership. And for anyone who has held a position of leadership and tried to accomplish this act, they can attest that it is not as simple as it sounds.

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Industry News

Mobile Cranes and Concrete Pumps Hours of Service and Inspection Stickers Issue

As a continuation of the OGCA’s efforts to keep our members abreast of issues that may affect the progress of work on ICI construction projects, the OGCA would like to remind our members of legislated changes that either come into effect or exemptions that expire July 1, 2022.

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Call for Participants - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Apprenticeship Programs

CSA Group is inviting interested expert stakeholders to apply for membership on a new Technical Committee (TC) on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Apprenticeship Programs. This TC will be responsible for the development and maintenance of a new Standard, CSA Z301, Equity, diversity and inclusion in apprenticeship programs. The development of this National Standard is being funded by the Canadian District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA).

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Fuel Surcharges

The OGCA has been made aware that multiple suppliers in the construction supply chain are issuing letters to our members noting that they would be subject to additional Fuel Surcharges commencing April 1, 2022.

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Supply Chain Disruptions in the Concrete Industry

Concrete is the most used construction material in the world and has resulted in a dramatic increase in our quality of life over the past 100 years, but it has a history going back thousands of years, which is why the material is synonymous with both strength and durability.

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Working for Workers Act 2, 2022 Receives Royal Assent

Working for Workers Act 2, formerly known as Bill 88, has now received Royal Assent in the Ontario Legislature.

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CCA - Canada’s construction industry says Budget 2022 misses the mark when it comes to building back better

The 2022 Federal Budget fell short on providing the right conditions to deliver on the government’s build back better objectives, says the Canadian Construction Association, the national association representing Canada’s non-residential construction industry.

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Ontario Working for Workers by Launching First-Ever Review of Occupational Illnesses

The Ontario government is working for workers by launching the first-ever review of the province’s occupational illness system. Conducted by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, an independent research centre with expertise in studying complex community health issues, the review will evaluate how occupational illnesses in Ontario are identified, monitored and prevented. The review will deliver lasting change for injured workers and their families.

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Temporary Hours of Service Exemption Certificates

As part of the changes related to the definition of road-building machine (RBM) under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) that came into force July 1, 2017, temporary hours of service exemption certificates have been available to eligible vehicles to help support a smooth transition toward operating as a commercial motor vehicle.

These temporary exemption certificates issued by the Ministry of Transportation will expire June 30, 2022.

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Infrastructure Ontario - May 2022 Market Update

On May 2, Infrastructure Ontario released it’s latest Market Update affirming Ontario’s commitment to modernizing the province’s public assets, including hospitals, highways, public transit, children’s treatment centres, courthouses and correctional facilities.

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Canadian Concrete Expo 2022

We are one week away from the Canadian Concrete Expo (Canadian Concrete Expo | Canada's only national trade show serving the Concrete Construction Industry) If you are planning on attending, we hope to see you at the LOC session titled ‘Improving your Safety Culture with the League of Champions’ May 18.

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Safety Culture Survey

We are happy to see more LOC members registering for the Safety Culture Survey initiative. All League of Champions members are encouraged to participate in this survey as a way to gauge how employees think of your work culture.

For any questions or further information, please Click Here, or contact Judith Reda, judith@theloc.ca

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Our Champions

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Don’t let water damage sideline your construction project

Severe water damage can cause several challenges for construction companies. Related project delays can translate into increased costs in labour and materials and can also drive up financing costs from lenders to finish the project, heavily impacting developers’ bottom lines. The reality is that water damage during the construction stage of a building is one of the largest risks to completing a project on time and on budget.

Learn how leak detection technology can help

WSIB Surplus Rebates to be Delivered

WSIB President Jeff Lang addressed changes coming to the organisation when he spoke at the OGCA May 6 Leadership Conference. He confirmed that the WSIB has now delivered surplus rebate to qualified employers accounts. As a result, employers should now have in their accounts the equivalent of 34.02% of their 2020 or 2021 premiums which ever year is the greatest.

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OGCA Launches Election Updates

The OGCA is excited to deliver members up-to-date information regarding the Provincial Election. From now until election day and beyond, our Government Relations team will be providing important information to members regarding party platforms, announcements, resources and everything General Contractors during the writ.

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OGCA Submission Letter to Unity Health Toronto

The OGCA has been directly advised by numerous OGCA contractors that they are very concerned with the onerous provisions contained in the tender issued by the Unity Health Toronto.

The letter references the ‘Unity Health Tender’ request for proposals number: UHT 729-009.

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BuildForce Canada Report – Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward

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innovation Corner

Safety Forms – Why your workers should share in doing them!

Safety is only as good as the records you have! For many generations, safety has been deflected to the foreman or the supervisors.

Studies show that having all the workers contributing to safety record keeping increases safety awareness and ownership!

There are a lot of benefits to having site staff fill out safety forms and some other paperwork on their own.

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BIM for Small to Medium-sized Construction Companies

Even though BIM is now talk of the industry and is being widely discussed for its contribution, there are still many confusions and uncertainties around how it can contribute to contractors immensely, especially in context with Small to Medium Size GC’s.

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BIM Talk!

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Mass Timber Working Group Survey

As a part of its Net zero initiative, CaGBC brought together like-minded members to form a Sustainable Materials Accelerator Group. It recognized that mass timber can have a role to play in many buildings and formed a Mass Timber Capacity working group to address opportunities and barriers for mass timber in construction.

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Tech Finally Catching Up To What Construction Wants

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Ontario Invests in Electrical Training and Apprenticeships Programs Across Province

The Ontario government is working for workers by investing more than $13 million to provide free training and paid electricians’ apprenticeships for more than 2,500 people across the province who are unemployed or looking to earn bigger paychecks. With over $2 billion in infrastructure projects on the horizon, Ontario faces a shortage of electricians and other skilled trades workers. This investment will help the province deliver critical hospitals, schools and roads on time and on budget.

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Construction Industry: Tech-Averse or Historically Underserved?

Tooey Courtemanche, Procore's Founder, President and CEO, sat down with Anthony Capkun of Electrical Business to talk about his mission to help modernize the construction industry that has been unfairly labelled as tech-averse. Tooey shares his insights into the advancement of technology on jobsites, as well as some of the work Procore is doing to help attract new professionals to the field, which includes efforts to see more women pursue careers in construction.

For more information, you can view the video and publication article here.

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Safety Week 2022

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2022 Steps for Life Walk

We wanted take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank all LOC members, their families, and friends who participated in the 2022 Steps for Life walk. Every single person who took part in this event should be extremely proud of their combined accomplishment, as $715,798 was raised, over 140% of their fundraising goal.

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Safety

Leadership Day 2022 Wrap up

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Ontario COR Firms Shown to be 28% Safer

Last Friday at Leadership Day, the IHSA presented a new report on the Ontario COR program.

The IHSA selected Dr. Chris McLeod to duplicate studies he completed on the effectiveness of COR in BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The objective was “to determine if COR is associated with lower injury rates compared to similar firms.”

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Threads of Life Podcast from IHSA

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Associate Partner News and Events

Procore’s 2022 Customer Return On Invest (ROI) Report

Procore has released the results of its 2022 Customer Return On Invest (ROI) report, which explores how the company is helping its global customers – including Canadians – tackle some of the industry's biggest challenges including sustainability, safety and the labour shortage.

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PHC's Annual Conference

Passive House Canada is hosting an Annual Conference May 25 - 27, 'In the Face of Climate Change', an in-person event in Victoria and broadcast online through a virtual platform as well.

The conference will address the increase in adverse climate change events, and how Passive House design and technology can create healthy, climate resilient buildings and homes. A number of important topics will be covered including: climate resilience, indoor air quality, building codes, technical, embodied carbon, unique case studies, and more!

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Ryerson Student Request

Ryerson MASc student Steph Tzanis is conducting a survey as part of their thesis. The focus of the research, supervised by Dr. Mark Gorgolewski, is to investigate the level of awareness and perceptions of design for disassembly (DfD) in the Ontario building design and construction industry. The overall goal is to improve circularity in the industry through DfD principles. The research has been approved for Mitacs funding, partnered with Sustainable Buildings Canada.

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Planning your workforce less than six months out? See what you could be missing

Staying one step ahead is key to building an effective growth engine as a contractor. Join us April 27 for a chat with GSC|Sigal Vice President, Gabe Oliver, about how an integrated long term approach to people planning can level up your bid process.

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