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5045 Orbitor Drive, Unit 12, Suite 400 & 300 Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y4
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5045 Orbitor Drive, Unit 12, Suite 400 & 300 Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y4
Category GTA
Upcoming Changes to Utility Locate Validity Rules – Effective November 1st
Ontario is introducing a new regulation under the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act (One Call Act) that will allow, in limited circumstances, the continuation of a locate beyond its normal validity period without submitting a full new locate request.…
OSWCA Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park: Building the Foundation for Ontario’s Future
Build infrastructure. Build certainty. Build faster. Keep people working. On November 4th, the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) hosted a successful Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park, meeting with provincial officials and policymakers to discuss how we can work…
2025 GTSWCA Scholarship Winners
The GTSWCA is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Scholarship Program. The intent of this award program is to help students meet the demand of rising tuition rates in a wide variety of programs and schools across the…
Request for Enactment 2024 Amendments to the Construction Act
We are urging the government to swiftly enact the amendments to the Construction Act that were passed and received Royal Assent in November 2024. Together with the Heavy Construction Association of Toronto (HCAT), Ontario Road Builders Association (ORBA), The Utility Contractors’…
OPSS Update for Construction Equipment Rental Rates (July 2025)
The OPSS (Ontario Provincial Standard Specification) for construction equipment rental rates, including model and specification reference, guide has been updated.
Province Introduces Legislation to Accelerate Housing and Infrastructure Development
The Ontario government introduced the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025. The proposed measures aim to help speed up the construction of new homes, transit and municipal infrastructure projects by cutting duplicative red tape, reforming the current…
Toronto Sun: Ontario on verge of losing construction season and skilled workforce
At a time when the province’s construction industry should be thriving and moving our economy forward, it is paralyzed. In Ontario, there are two seasons: Winter and construction. The transition between the two is marked by a burst of construction…
Overview of KPMG Review of City of Toronto Procurement
On April 2, the City of Toronto published the results of a long-term study of its capital delivery process, particularly focused on construction, conducted by KPMG. The GTSWCA played an active role throughout the consultation process and provided several recommendations,…
Doug Ford Introduces Ontario’s New Provincial Cabinet
Following a third successful re-election, Premier Doug Ford and his new government were officially sworn in today, announcing a new Cabinet with some changes to Ministers in key portfolios. Key Ministerial Portfolios: Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure? Rob Flack, Minister…
Standardized Municipal Construction Practices will Safeguard Critical Infrastructure Projects Amid Tariff Cost Increases
Toronto, ON—Amid rising construction costs caused by Trump’s tariffs, three associations representing municipal builders are calling for standardized road-building specifications and procurement practices at the municipal level to reduce costs through efficiencies and economies of scale. Ontario’s municipalities own and…