Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 GTSWCA Scholarship Program. GTSWCA will provide a total of 10...

An issue that GTSWCA receives consistent feedback on from members is the need for more workers in the sewer and...

The City of Toronto is considering implementing mandatory underground infrastructure damage prevention training for all...

According to a study by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) and the University of...

Getting vaccinated is critical to protecting yourself, your family and those who are most vulnerable in your community....

EllisDon Construction Ltd. required all persons entering affected job sites to provide a negative Covid-19 rapid...

The OSWCA continues to encourage members to lodge complaints for their late locates through the Ontario One Call online...

On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to require employers to provide...

In 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Park watermain disinfection procedure was amended to require...

A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice's decision in Crosslinx v. Ontario Infrastructure, 2021 ONSC 3567, finds...

The Government of Ontario has announced its plans for reopening the province and gradually lifting the current economic...

The Region of Peel has informed the GTSWCA that it will be requiring contractors bidding on its projects to have a paid...

To help stem the tide of the third wave and prevent workplace outbreaks, the government of Ontario has launched a new...

The Provincial government has extended the Stay-at-Home Order (O. Reg. 265/21) until June 2, 2021. All public health...

In January 2020, the MTO established a new methodology for how it calculates its OPS127 Equipment Rental Rates. Due to...

As of May 11th 2021 individuals with at-risk health conditions, as well as Group Two (which includes Sewer and...

A major disruption is occurring in the construction supply chain across all sectors and all geographic regions of the...

The provincial government has introduced a new provincial paid sick day's benefit program.

The 2021 federal Budget has introduced several changes to Canada's immigration system that will have implications for...

Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association applauds the federal government's plan to get Canadians back to...

The Ontario government is strengthening enforcement of the province's Stay-at-Home order while imposing new travel...

The Ontario government will begin targeted provincewide inspections of construction sites beginning Friday, April 16th,...

The Ontario government is immediately declaring a third provincial emergency under s.7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency...

In an effort to help employers to educate their workforces on racial discrimination in the construction industry, the...

The provincial government will be imposing a 4-week emergency break for all 34 Public Health Unit Regions. This...

The OSWCA provided the attached submission, recognizing that part of this Act seeks to expedite the delivery of utility...

The OSWCA applauds the Provincial governments commitments to continue building sewer, watermain, and stormwater...

GTSWCA welcomes Steven Crombie to its staff as the new Manager of Government Relations and Public Affairs. He will work...

The Government of Ontario has added construction industry workers to their phase 2 priority list for COVID-19 Vaccines....

On March 24, the Government of Ontario tabled its 2021 budget, Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting People's Health and...

Since the beginning of January, the OSWCA has met with dozens of federal and provincial politicians, Ministerial staff,...

All employers must update their screening policies and practices to account for new questions to be asked as part of...

The province has updated its vaccine rollout plan as new vaccines have now been approved for distribution in Canada....

Due to manufacturing disruptions in the United States and Mexico, there is a major global shortage of resin which is...

GTSWCA commissioned an excess soils study through WSP to help establish the benefits of reusing excess soils and...

In response to the new Ontario Regulation 406/19, On Site and Excess Soil Management, the Ontario Environment Industry...

The Ministry of Labour has updated Occupational Health and Safety guidelines for construction companies operating...

The federal and provincial governments have publicly stated they will not, at the present time, make inoculation with...

Check out our latest video on the new Excess Soils Regulation touching on what to watch for in your contracts. All in...

We have partnered with the RCCAO on an intensive lobbying campaign to secure funding for municipalities to help balance...

The Ministry of Labour has updated its Occupational Health and Safety guidelines for construction companies operating...

On Tuesday, January 12, the Government of Ontario announced that it would instituting enhanced lockdown measures across...

The province has appointed three Youth Advisors to help to attract more youth into careers in the skilled trades. To...