Employing more than 20,000 skilled construction workers across Canada, PCA members are recognized as leaders in industrial, commercial, institutional, and heavy civil construction and maintenance. We are the builders of Canada’s natural resource industries, roads and bridges, pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities, schools, hospitals, and the commercial buildings that form the backbone of our economy.
The unique and strong partnership our companies enjoy with their employees and the close collaboration of the progressive labour model gives PCA members a distinct productivity and safety advantage over the competition. In short, we are building Canada together.
Action & Advocacy
We’re stepping up our efforts to raise greater awareness about the issues and projects that matter to our members. When it needs to be said, we’re making sure we’re heard.
Member Services
PCA’s comprehensive suite of advisory services helps our member companies turn those challenges into competitive advantage.
Our Vision
The PCA vision for fair and open construction competition is well-suited to help governments and the private sector meet Canada’s fiscal and economic challenges.
What’s New
PCA Congratulates Alberta’s Next Premier Jason Kenney
(Edmonton, April 16, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies are leaders in infrastructure and pipeline construction across the province, congratulates premier-elect Jason Kenney and the successful United Conservative...
read moreFord Government Unveils Plan for Modern, Dynamic Skills Training and Apprenticeship System in 2019 Ontario Budget
Toronto (April 11, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes the Ford government’s plan for a “modernized, client-focused” apprenticeship and skilled trades training system, outlined today in its 2019 Budget. The ground-breaking...
read morePCA: Bill C-69 the Grim Reaper for Canada’s Major Resource Projects
Ottawa (April 11, 2019) – Bill C-69 is anti-resource development, period. It will do just the opposite of what it claims by further bogging down projects and wasting more time and money, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) in its...
read morePassage of Bill 66 A Major Milestone for Fair and Open Construction Tendering in Ontario
Toronto (April 2, 2019) – The passage today of Bill 66, ‘Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act’, marks a significant step forward for fair and open construction tendering in Ontario, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA). The...
read morePCA Applauds Jason Kenney Plan to Boost the Skilled Trades
Edmonton (March 26, 2018) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies employ skilled trades workers across Alberta, is delighted by UCP leader Jason Kenney’s 13-point “Job Skills for Alberta’s Economy” plan that’s aimed at...
read moreFederal Budget Includes Few Benefits for Construction Industry
(March 18, 2019) – Although the Federal Liberal government’s fourth and final budget tabled today before the fall election includes $23 billion in new spending across more than 100 areas, there are few benefits for Canada’s construction industry, according to the...
read morePCA Welcomes Ford Gov’t Plan to Renew Focus on the Skilled Trades in Schools
(March 15, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes today’s Ford government announcement to reform education curriculum and refocus on improving opportunities for students to pursue careers in the skilled trades. “We very much...
read moreCoalition Urges B.C. Supreme Court to Strike Down Horgan Gov’t Public Infrastructure Rules
Vancouver (February 27, 2019) – The NDP government’s labour framework for building public infrastructure projects violates the rights of 85 percent of B.C.’s construction workforce and should be struck down, according to a coalition of British Columbia’s largest...
read morePCA Congratulates Alberta’s Next Premier Jason Kenney
(Edmonton, April 16, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies are leaders in infrastructure and pipeline construction across the province, congratulates premier-elect Jason Kenney and the successful United Conservative...
read moreFord Government Unveils Plan for Modern, Dynamic Skills Training and Apprenticeship System in 2019 Ontario Budget
Toronto (April 11, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes the Ford government’s plan for a “modernized, client-focused” apprenticeship and skilled trades training system, outlined today in its 2019 Budget. The ground-breaking...
read morePCA: Bill C-69 the Grim Reaper for Canada’s Major Resource Projects
Ottawa (April 11, 2019) – Bill C-69 is anti-resource development, period. It will do just the opposite of what it claims by further bogging down projects and wasting more time and money, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) in its...
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