This is a copy of an email sent from CANB – Moncton Northeast to its Members: Please find a copy of the Law Reform Notes, Issue 40, in the following link: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/ag-pg/PDF/en/LawReform/Notes40.pdf Please pay particular attention to Note 3 starting on page 4, where the legislative services branch of the Office of the Attorney General […]
The construction industry sits at an interesting crossroads in 2017. One of the highest-grossing in the world – $10 trillion in 2016 – it is also one of the last industries to innovate technologically and one most desperately in need of doing so. Read more.
Earthquakes don’t kill people (generally), collapsing buildings do – meaning it is cities where the most lives can be saved. Read more.
With 67 per cent of Canadians facing an average of $22,084 in debts after graduating university – and only 49 per cent actually working in jobs that require a university degree according to CareerBuilder – sometimes exploring other career avenues may be a viable option. One area of the job market that is currently in demand, […]
Kathy Tuccaro endured physical, mental, verbal and sexual abuse throughout her life even as she became a nurse. Eventually the trauma caught up to her, costing Tuccaro her job, her home and even her will to live. But today, the 48-year-old drives the biggest truck in the world in the Fort McMurray oilsands, a second chance she says she will not let go. Read more.
Business owners will face an employee retention crisis in the new year, warns Hays Canada. The recruiting agency’s eighth annual salary guide, released on Nov. 30, paints an unfavourable picture of the Canadian labour force – overworked and underpaid as a result of contingent staff hires and negligible pay raises – despite a year of growth […]
Integrated project delivery (IPD) is a project delivery approach that integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize the project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication and construction. Read more.
CCA Applauds Changes to Proposed Tax Changes, Remains Vigilant – After succeeding in changing the government’s stance on their proposed small business tax changes, CCA has left the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) coalition. The changes to passive income and capital gains were well received by the industry; however, CCA continues to monitor the file […]
CCA Pleased with Pre-budget Consultation Report. Read more here and here.
Government of Ontario passed amendments to its Construction Lien Act. Prompt payment has been included in Act. Read more.