Community Benefit Agreements are set to become an integral part of construction procurement at the federal, provincial,...

The City of Toronto completed its annual update on its Sewer & Watermain, and Construction specifications. Click on...

The International Union of Operating Engineers has distributed information regarding their new online remittance system.

On November 3, the City of Toronto published its draft Water and Wastewater Budget for 2018. The draft was reviewed by...

The MTO is proposing changes to the Oversize/Overweight Permit structure. The proposed changes will amend Ontario...

The City of Toronto has updated their Procedure for Disinfecting Watermains based on the Ministry of the Environment...

The City of Toronto has updated their Procedure for Disinfecting Watermains based on the Ministry of the Environment...

The conference will be hosted by Dr. Linda Goldenhar. Dr. Goldenhar is adept in building a health and safety culture...

As new legislation for legalizing marijuana continues, the debate on how it will effect construction is a big topic....

Reminder that the GTSWCA, in cooperation with the IHSA, is once again offering a COR Workshop program to assist sewer...

The federal government is presently consulting on the reform of corporate tax law, specifically aimed at small- and...

The Toronto Labour Management Health and Safety Committee is hosting their 2nd Annual Symposium. The symposium will be...

Marijuana will be legalized and for sale across the country beginning in July 2018. An overview of the...

The WSIB announced that premium rates for the construction industry in 2018 will once again be declining. Rate...

By September 21, 2017, procurement policies across the province will be changing. The rules governing all public...

The Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors' Association (GTSWCA) 2017 scholarship program is now accepting...

Hello GTSWCA members, The LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre once again is hosting their Industry Awareness Event on...

For the past three years, the College of Trades has been operating under a moratorium for its trade reclassification...

The WSIB has published a new policy proposal detailing how it will make chronic mental stress in the workplace a...

While much of the media coverage for Bill 148 has focussed on the increase of minimum wage to $15/hour, there are many...

In perhaps the most important human rights decision to date dealing with drugs in theworkplace, the Supreme Court of...

The governments of Canada, Ontario and Toronto announced a joint funding effort to help launch the Toronto Port Lands...

Attached for your reference is the OSWCA submission to the MOECC's proposed Excess Soil regulation. OSWCA continues to...

The government of Ontario is currently consulting on its proposed municipal Asset Management Planning (AMP) regulation,...

Local 183 has communicated to the GTSWCA that they have engaged in a lawful strike against Oshawa Signatory Contractors...

In the period October 2016 to March 2017, Maxim Jean-Louis, PresidentChief Executive Officer of Contact North I Contact...

The Ministry of International Trade (MIT) in cooperation with the Canadian Consulate in Dubai, is organizing an Ontario...

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has issued an order stipulating that all wet taps performed...

On May 31, the government introduced legislation to reform the Construction Lien Act that, if passed, will reform the...

Ontario passed legislation today to protect the most vulnerable users of local roads, including children, seniors,...

A NEW Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issues Resolution Form (Schedule 16) , formally the Notice of Adverse Test...

The LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre's Recruitment Committee has recently developed a pilot project to assist with...

A series of cyber attacks across the globe have seized control of public and private sector computer systems, freezing...

MEMBER BULLETIN May 17, 2017 The Government of Ontario has established an advisory group to assist in the development...

MEMBER BULLETIN May 10, 2017 CVOR Workshop: Wednesday, May 31Registration Now Available OSWCA and ORBA are jointly...

MEMBER BULLETIN May 10, 2017 GTSWCA, in cooperation with the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA), is...

On April 24, the City of Toronto published its annual update on the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan. The update identifies...

MEMBER BULLETIN May 10, 2017 The WSIB has launched a new recognition program called the Small Business Health and...

The MTO is looking at extending the exemptions, or permanently exempting, CB radio's from the Ontario Reg. 366/09 –...

The Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Employment Standards Act (ESA) are being reviewed to address the changing nature...

On May 9, City of Toronto Councillor Paul Ainslie will table a report with the Public Works and Infrastructure...

On Thursday April 27th, the Government of Ontario published its 2017 Budget. The budget is a balanced budget for the...

The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) is moving forward with an Excess Soil Management Regulatory...

In celebrating GTSWCA's 60th Anniversary, the GTSWCA 60th Annual General Meeting will take place at the Shangri-La...

Please find the attached updated letter for your review on the WAH Deadline Extension.

Toronto Hydro is using the kick-off of construction season to send out its annual reminder to contractors to call...

As previously reported, the City of Toronto now requires all supervisors on watermain construction projects to take a...

The Government of Ontario has provided an update on its upcoming reform of the Construction Lien Act (CLA). New or...

Ontario One Call has put in place a new "Late Locate Delivery Protocol," which includes an online complaint process....

A reminder that the definition of "road-building machine" (RBM) under the Highway Traffic Act is changing. The new...

On March 21, the Auditor General of Toronto (AG), Beverly Romeo-Beehler, issued a Staff Report entitled Detection of...

As we previously reported, the City of Toronto now requires that, at a minimum, all supervisors on watermain...

As part of its ongoing reform process, the Ontario College of Trades undertook a stakeholder consultation as part of...

The City of Toronto has issued a revised Watermain Disinfection Procedure which includes a requirement for all...

Local 793 is reaching out to GTSWCA contractors regarding its annual intake for its Pre-Apprenticeship Program. They...

The City of Toronto has issued a revised Watermain Disinfection Procedure which includes a requirement for all...

At its February 22 meeting, Brampton City Council unanimously adopted the COR program as part of the City's...

On February 28, the OSWCA filed a comprehensive proposal with the Ministry of Infrastructure for why the province needs...

Michael Zacks, of the Office of the Employer Advisor at the WSIB, recently issued a notice to employers regarding the...

The MOECC published its updated watermain disinfection procedures in 2016. Attached are the new procedures which all...

An Ontario employer was fined $87,500 for failing to comply with MOL orders related to the new Workplace Violence and...