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Federal Budget 2024 - Sandfield's Summary
18/04/2024
Sandfields has shared a detailed recap of the 2024 Federal Budget. The 2024 Budget, titled Fairness for Every...
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Ontario One Call Changes - May 1
02/04/2024
Starting from May 1, 2024, several new changes will come into effect within the Ontario One Call system. We want to...
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April 1st Carbon Tax Increase - What You Need to Know.
27/03/2024
As you have heard, the federal carbon tax is set to increase by 23% on April 1st , 2024. The carbon tax is presently...
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Submission to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks
21/03/2024
The OSWCA represents 800+ member companies ensuring clean water and sanitation across Ontario's 444 municipalities....
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BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SAFELY ACT, 2024 RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT
14/03/2024
The Government of Ontario recently announced that Bill 153 - Building Infrastructure Safely Act, 2024 has reached royal...
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TARBA, GTSWCA & HCAT Presents: Using Recycled Crushed Aggregates Technical Seminar
13/03/2024
Asphalt and concrete are 100% recyclable and can be reused as valuable construction materials, rather than end up in...
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Young Executive Committee Technology Review Panel ‘Work Xid’
07/03/2024
OSWCA's Young Executive's Committee heard a presentation at its March meeting from work xid. This company has a mobile...
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RPRA’s 2024 fees for Excess Soil Registry Posted
07/03/2024
As part of the Excess Soil Regulations that were passed in 2019 (O.Reg. 406/19), the provincial government gave...
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Ontario One Call Webinar – Upcoming Changes to the One Call System
01/03/2024
Ontario One Call will be hosting a webinar next Wednesday, March 6, 12:30-1:30pm, regarding the upcoming regulatory...
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City of Toronto “No Fly Zone”
01/03/2024
The City of Toronto will be imposing a temporary moratorium on all non-emergency utility work/street occupation, which...
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L183 Sewer and Watermain Trainees
29/02/2024
The LiUNA Training Centre is currently running the sewer and watermain skills program with 12 trainees are enrolled.
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Pre-apprenticeship Graduates Seeking Employment
29/02/2024
Building Up is running a pre-apprenticeship program with 16 refugee claimants that will graduate on March 28th. While...
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Municipal Infrastructure Summit Outlines
29/02/2024
Please see in the links below the tender lists from the following regions and the main PowerPoint slides from the...
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HCAT, GTSWCA and TARBA Presents: Cyber Resilience Blueprint: Strategies for Safeguarding your Business
22/02/2024
As cyber threats continue to rapidly evolve, the need to proactively safeguard against cyberattacks remain top of mind....
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MODERNIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
22/02/2024
On February 16th the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) proposed to revoke the Municipal Class EA...
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BILL 88 - HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
22/02/2024
Construction firms and contractors face more risk than ever, with continued supply chain delays, fluctuating inflation...
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2024 Engineers’ Night (Partners in Service Evening)
21/02/2024
The GTSWCA cordially invites all Contractor members to attend their 2024 Engineers' Night annual (Partners in Service...
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2024 GTSWCA Payroll Burdens for Locals 183, 230 and 793
08/02/2024
On May 1st, 2024, the new rates for the GTSWCA Collective Agreements with Locals 183, 230, and 793 will take effect....
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Buildwitt Survey – Help us to create an industry promotion campaign that reflects what you do
07/02/2024
We invite you to share your feedback with us about working in the sewer and watermain construction industry. By sharing...
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‘Pipe dream’: fixing water and sewer infrastructure with corporations
02/02/2024
Momentum is building behind the idea of taking responsibility for building and operating local drinking water and...
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INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES OP-ED: GROWING NUMBER OF VENDORS REQUIRE OHSMS, BUT NOT ALL ARE CREATED EQUAL
24/01/2024
"In an era marked by technological advancements and rapidly evolving construction practices, a growing number of...
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GTSWCA Health & Safety Conference
18/01/2024
The Conference will feature presentations from construction health and safety experts on a range of topics that are...
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Supervisor Due Diligence: What is it, and how to Achieve it?
16/01/2024
Join us on Feb. 27th for one of the most in-demand courses for supervisors in Canada, covering all of the critical...
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SHARING LOCATES: TIPS AND TRICKS WITH ONTARIO ONE CALL
16/01/2024
Did you know that excavators can share locates? By sharing locates, multiple excavators can dig in a designated area...
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GTSWCA, TARBA, and HCAT Presents: Making the Construction Act Work for You Webinar
15/01/2024
The key objective of the recent changes to the Construction Act was to move cash more quickly to the contractors doing...
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COR RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CERTIFIED MEMBERS
11/01/2024
The IHSA offers a number of free resources to member companies that are COR certified. READ MORE
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HALTON REGION VENDOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
10/01/2024
Halton Regional Council has approved a new procurement by-law which will come into force February 1st, 2024. READ MORE
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CHANGES TO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CRANES USED AT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
09/01/2024
Amendments to various crane-related provisions of O. Reg. 213/91 (Construction Projects) under the Occupational Health...
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FEDERAL PROMPT PAYMENT LEGISLATION
09/01/2024
The Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Act is now in force as of December 9th, 2023. The legislation applies...
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NEW LOCATE REGULATION
05/01/2024
The Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery has recently approved a new regulation under the Ontario...
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NEW CONSTRUCTION REGULATION AMENDMENTS IN EFFECT JAN 1, 2024
04/01/2024
Effective January 1st, 2024, Ontario Regulation 241/23 section 150 is amended by adding "mobile" immediately before...
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REGULATORY AMENDMENT: BUILDING CODE FEES FROZEN FOR 2024
04/01/2024
Effective January 1st, 2024, Ontario Regulation 322/12 is amended. The amendments will freeze all Building Code fees at...
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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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