The federal government has laid out a tough set of proposed new regulations to prohibit the use, sale, import and export of asbestos and products that contain it, as well as the manufacture of products containing the cancer-causing mineral. Read more.
A multibillion-dollar proposal to connect Vancouver to the U.S. northwest by “ultra high-speed” rail appears to check off most, if not all, the boxes for funding consideration by Canada’s new infrastructure bank, argues a report commissioned by the Washington state government. Read more.
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 has provided information on a law reform project with respect to the Mechanics’ Lien Act. This is a starting point for the review of the Act, it is still open for suggestions and comments from anyone who wishes to add their voice.
Law Reform is requesting comments be delivered by February 15, 2018.
Sincerely,
Nadine Fullarton
President
CANB-Moncton Northeast / MCA New Brunswick
297 Collishaw Street, Moncton, NB E1C 9R2
Direct: (506) 857-4128 email: nfullarton@mneca.ca
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, however, are jobs in trades. Read more.
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 for businesses across the country. Read more.
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 for further details on the reasonability test for income sprinkling.