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
Karen Renkema Appointed to the Board of Directors of Skilled Trades Ontario
Toronto (January 25, 2022) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is delighted that Karen Renkema has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Skilled Trades Ontario, the new crown agency that replaces the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT)....
PCA Welcomes New Investments to Advance Skilled Trades Careers
Whitby (November 24, 2021) –The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes today’s announcement from Monte McNaughton, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development that will boost funding for a range of skilled trades initiatives including...
PCA Welcomes Continued Focus on Skills Training and Infrastructure Investments
(Toronto, November 4, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose members build major infrastructure projects and employ thousands of skilled trades across Canada is encouraged the Ontario government’s fall economic statement tabled today...
All Construction Workers Deserve a Chance to Work
Ontario is working on a comeback plan. The aim is to rebuild a workforce hollowed out by the pandemic. But before COVID-19 hit, the work world was already shifting underneath thousands of Ontario construction workers. Increasingly their opportunity to work on big...
B.C.’s “CBA” stands out for all the wrong reasons
Click here for the original post, which appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist. It’s a dubious distinction. A prominent Canadian think tank has just completed a major study of Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) across the country, and they have come to a troubling,...
All Workers Should Have Chance to Build Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
(Ottawa, July 26, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose members build major infrastructure projects across Canada is urging Ottawa Hospital and the province to give ALL qualified construction workers the chance to help build the new...
New Report an Important Contribution to Discussion of CBAs in Canada
Are their flaws too numerous to overcome? (Vancouver, July 15, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes “Community Benefits Agreements: Toward a Fair, Open and Inclusive Framework for Canada,” an in-depth analysis of Community Benefits...
PCA Applauds Government Support for CLAC Training Program
Mississauga (July 7, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is pleased the Ontario government is supporting a new CLAC online Supervisor Micro-Certification Program aimed at expanding skills and opportunities for those in construction...
Karen Renkema Appointed to the Board of Directors of Skilled Trades Ontario
Toronto (January 25, 2022) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is delighted that Karen Renkema has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Skilled Trades Ontario, the new crown agency that replaces the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT)....
PCA Welcomes New Investments to Advance Skilled Trades Careers
Whitby (November 24, 2021) –The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes today’s announcement from Monte McNaughton, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development that will boost funding for a range of skilled trades initiatives including...
PCA Welcomes Continued Focus on Skills Training and Infrastructure Investments
(Toronto, November 4, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose members build major infrastructure projects and employ thousands of skilled trades across Canada is encouraged the Ontario government’s fall economic statement tabled today...
