Canadian Apprenticeship Forum announces national strategy for supporting women in the trades.

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The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) announces its road map for the creation of a National Strategy for Women in the Trades in Canada. Informed by more than 350 participants at the 2018 Supporting Women in Trades Conference held in Halifax, the Road Map includes eight (8) concrete action items and areas of focus required to create a national approach to recruiting and retaining women in the skilled trades. Read more.

After school program gives kids a taste of the trades

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A rural municipality in southwestern Ontario has taken an unusual step to deal with the growing shortage of skilled trades. Click HERE to read more.

Forget the ‘why’ and focus on the ‘how’ to retain women in the trades

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Getting women into the trades is important, two American experts say, but more important is keeping them in the industry. Click HERE to read more.

Canadian Construction Association New Quality Control toolkit

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CCA is pleased to provide you with a new toolkit to help you lead discussions with the construction industry community on the benefits of and how to improve the quality of documents. Click HERE for more info.

Nova Scotia Spring Weight Restrictions

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Spring Weight Restrictions in Nova Scotia will be in effect as follows:

Monday, March 11 at 12:01 am – Halifax, Hants, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, Lunenburg, Digby, Annapolis, Kings, Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou

Monday, March 18 at 12:01 am – Antigonish, Guysborough, Richmond, Inverness, Victoria and Cape Breton

Industry helps foster innovation through mentorship

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In a pilot program funded by National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research and Program (NRC IRAP), the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI) are partnering with the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) under Fiona Famulak’s leadership and the Ottawa Construction Association (OCA) under John DeVries’ leadership to connect three IRAP-funded firms with industry member volunteer mentors.

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CCDC provides guidance on selecting the most appropriate project delivery method and an industry-first IPD contract

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On February 4, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) launched eight new and updated documents. This article highlights the two documents relating to project delivery.

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Landmark ruling would provide relief to contractors in bankruptcy cases

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Payment issues demonstrate themselves in various forms and cause a lot of sleepless nights to the members of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA). Payment issues also trouble owners as projects may be delayed, and, at the end of the day, tax payers may suffer. This article provides an overview of an important win for our industry that protects trust funds from creditors, ensuring contractors can get paid in priority after a bankruptcy. Click here to read more.

CANSTech2020 – the Construction Technology and Innovation Trade Show

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After a successful inaugural event in 2018, the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) is pleased to announce CANSTech2020 – the Construction Technology and Innovation Trade Show. Teaming up again with our Presenting Sponsor Procore, we are excited to bring you another round of world-class speakers and some of the best innovations our industry has to offer. Join us on February 27th, 2020  at the Cunard Centre and follow along at www.CANSTech.ca for more information. #CANSTech

Seven areas to tackle poor productivity in construction with technology

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In the 2017 report “Reinventing construction through a productivity revolution”, MGI argued that, if construction sector productivity were just to catch up with that of the total economy, there would be a cumulative productivity boost of up to 60%, translating into a 2% global GDP boost.

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