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  • Assessing the Enforceability of Pay-When-Paid Clauses

    07/12/2023

    Although our analysis will apply consistently at lower rungs of the construction ladder, in this Article we will...

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  • GTSWCA Municipal Infrastructure Summit

    25/11/2023

    The inaugural GTSWCA Municipal Infrastructure Summit will feature presentations from the City of Toronto, Peel Region,...

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  • WSIB Rates Remain Frozen for 2024

    23/11/2023

    WSIB Premiums Rates for contractors classified under the G2 – Infrastructure Contractors rate class will remain...

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  • In The Trades Grant Funding for 1st Year Apprentices

    23/11/2023

    The Canadian Building Trades Union (CBTU) is running a federally funded Apprenticeship Grant Program to help first-year...

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  • MAXIMUM FINE FOR CORPORATIONS NOW $2 MILLION UNDER OHSA

    01/11/2023

    On October 26, 2023, Ontario's Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 received Royal Assent and passing into law the...

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  • A CONCERNING DECISION OSWCA MEMBERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF

    23/10/2023

    The Divisional Court has recently upheld the ruling of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. This...

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  • SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT

    23/10/2023

    The Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling on October 13, 2023, in response to the constitutional challenges...

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  • LiUNA AZ & DZ License Training Program in November

    20/10/2023

    LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre is working with Zavcor Training Academy to facilitate AZ & DZ licensing. The driver...

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  • GTSWCA Scholarship 2023

    31/07/2023

    The Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors' Association (GTSWCA) 2023 scholarship program is now accepting...

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  • Clause 14.7.b) Missing from Final Version of GTSWCA-Local 793 Agreement 2022-

    01/06/2023

    It has come to our attention that a clause was unintentionally deleted from the final version of the 2022-2025...

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  • GTSWCA Working with ‘Building Up’ to Address Labour Supply Shortages

    01/06/2023

    GTSWCA have been building partnerships with local organizations that recruit and promote careers in the skilled trades....

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  • 2023 GTSWCA Payroll Burdens

    13/04/2023

    Attached are the updated payroll burdens to account for the collective agreement total package increases, which take...

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  • Highlights of the 2023 Federal Budget

    30/03/2023

    The federal government has published its 2023 Budget. The Budget includes an increase inspending by $43 billion over...

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  • Ministry of Education Helping More Students Enter Construction Faster

    23/03/2023

    The Ministry of Education will be allowing students in grade 11 to transition to a full-time, skilled trades...

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  • Naloxone Kits Required in At-Risk Workplaces Beginning June 1

    16/03/2023

    Effective June 1, 2023, Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act will require certain workplaces to have a Naloxone...

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  • EXCESS SOIL REGULATION – MECP RESOURCE SHEETS

    09/03/2023

    O. Reg. 406/19: On-Site and Excess Soil Management (Excess Soil Regulation) is now in effect. The regulation is being...

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  • MINISTRY OF LABOUR LAUNCHES CONSTRUCTION WASHROOM BLITZ

    09/03/2023

    The Ontario government has launched an inspection blitz targeting inadequate women's washrooms on construction...

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  • GTSWCA 66th Annual General Meeting

    06/03/2023

    The Association will be holding its live, in-person 66th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Members on Thursday, April...

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  • CANADA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS (CBTU) - IN THE TRADES

    02/03/2023

    Dear IUOE Local 793 Signatory Companies: We are pleased to inform you that CBTU created the "In the Trades" grant...

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  • IMPORTANT NOTICE – UPDATE TO GTSWCA COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT WITH 183

    15/02/2023

    The GTSWCA and LiUNA Local 183 have reached an agreement to modify the 2022-2025 GTSWCA Collective Agreement. This...

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  • CHANGES TO RED SEAL STANDARDS FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

    19/01/2023

    To further align with provincial and territorial Red Seal Standards, changes will be coming to the program standards in...

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  • Changes to Excess Soil Regulation

    05/01/2023

    The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has amended the Ontario Regulation 406/19 (Excess Soils Regulation)...

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