Resource: Shifting the Cycle Of Group Dynamics; Creating Inclusive Workplaces

Read an article from Buildforce Canada on the cycle of outsider-insider dynamics and find a toolkit to create a more respectful and inclusive environment in your workplace.

Notice – Request for Proposed Nova Scotia Traffic Control Manual Updates/Corrections

Government is in the early stages of updating the Nova Scotia Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual (NSTWTCM). They are seeking input from all industry specialists.

COVID-19 Update for CANS Members – June 4, 2021

Updates for CANS Office; NS Reopening Plan; Testing & Vaccine Info.

Statistics — Highlights from “Building Permits, April 2021”

Highlights for Nova Scotia building permits from April 2021. Month over month and year to date stats included.

News — Governments Invest in School Upgrades and Repairs

Announced June 2, 2021, schools across Nova Scotia will get retrofits, repairs and upgrades with more than $25 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments.

Survey — Online HRM Survey for Businesses – Red-Tape Reduction

*Available until June 11* The Halifax Regional Municipality is conducting a survey to collect information on how and where regulatory red tape is impacting businesses, whether that be through administrative or compliance obligations that may add unnecessary cost or burden to business owners.

CANSnet Project Preview: PE21-0259- DTI – Pandemic Warehouse, Queens County Highway Depot

The 12,000-square-foot, climate-controlled warehouse will serve as a storage space for Health PEI’s pandemic readiness supplies. That will include personal protective equipment such as gloves, gowns and masks, as well as wipes, sanitizers, syringes and bedding

COVID-19 Update for CANS Members – May 28, 2021

Updates on CANS offie closure; Nova Scotia’s Reopening Plan; Overview of current restrictions; Testing & Vaccinations; Paid Sick Leave and more.

Construction Pulse — Spring / Summer 2021 – Issue 1 has officially launched!

CANS Members, a physical copy of Construction Pulse has been mailed to your company’s Profile Administrator and should be arriving in their mailbox over the course of the next week. If you would like your own copy, please email constructionpulse@cans.ns.ca

Notice — CANS Office Closure Extended to Week of May 31

Out of an abundance of caution due to COVID case numbers, CANS office will remain closed to members the week of May 31, while still offering CANS services remotely/virtually. Staff who have most recently been working in the office will remain working from home.