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15,000 residential construction workers on strike in Ontario

Members of Liuna Local 183 in Ontario have gone on strike following expiration of their collective bargaining agreement on April 30. Below are statements from the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, Liuna and a CBC story on the topic.


OHBA welcomes provincial budget aimed at building supply and choice

The provincial has government released the 2022 Ontario budget. Entitled Ontario’s Plan to Build, the budget lays out a path forward to build more housing supply and choice across our province. Important measures are included to increase opportunities in the skilled trades, invest in critical infrastructure needed for new housing and ultimately make it easier and faster to buy a home.


Swimming in knowledge at Spring Training Camp

Energy efficiency, resiliency and embodied carbon were the keywords at the Spring Training Camp, held April 25 and 26 at Hockley Valley Resort in Mono, Ont. The event welcomed about 150 paying guests for two very full days of building science discussion and education, with ample opportunities for mingling and networking around meals and after-hours social gatherings.
 
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The Hammer Episode #25: The Case Against Tax Fraud – Mike Yorke, Carpenters District Council of Ontario

We all hate taxes. But is there a case to be made that contractors should pay what the law says they owe? Mike Yorke, director of public affairs for the Carpenters District Council of Ontario joins The Hammer to talk about the CDCO’s No Tax Fraud awareness raising campaign and make his argument for contractors playing it above board, especially when it comes to larger projects and payroll taxes. » Listen now...

Episode #24: All In This Together: Jennifer Khan, EllisDon

Jennifer Khan is EllisDon’s director of diversity and inclusion. She joined The Hammer to talk about why one of Canada’s largest general contractors has devoted serious resources to furthering the cause of greater acceptance of all identify groups in workplaces and the industry. » Listen now...

Episode #23: Trading Up – Hon. Monte McNaughton, Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development

The Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton, joins The Hammer to explain the newly formed Skilled Trades Ontario agency, which replaces the Ontario College of Trades as the apprenticeship and skilled trades regulator for the province. » Listen now...
 
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Fortress Building

Structural Field Technician

WHM Structural Engineers is currently looking for a Structural Field Technician on a permanent, full-time basis to assist in overseeing projects that have entered the construction phase. » Apply now...

Senior Commercial Construction Contract Specialist

Senior Commercial Construction Contract Specialists will be responsible for reviewing complex construction schedules, establishing dependencies, critical path, float, delays and impacts to project completion dates, forensic delay analysis using industry recognized techniques, such as those developed by the Society of Construction Law (SCL), and Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE). » Apply now...

Gravel Pit Foreman

RROX Aggregates Ltd. (an affiliate of Park Paving Ltd.) is looking to hire an EXPERIENCED GRAVEL PIT to accommodate our large work volumes for this year at our Fox Creek, AB rail transload facility. » Apply now...