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THOUSANDS TO BE SHUT OUT OF PUBLIC WORK AS OLRB RULES REGION OF WATERLOO IS A CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYER

PCA and CLAC not surprised but are frustrated by the decision Waterloo: It is almost certain now that the Region of Waterloo will be forced to shut out thousands of local workers and many local companies from pubic construction work after a tribunal decision was published late Friday. In the decision, the Ontario Labour Relations …

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PCA welcomes Ontario signing of Canada Job Grant agreement in principle

TORONTO, March 6, 2014 – Today, the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) applauded the Government of Ontario and the federal government for the announcement that Ontario has signed an agreement in principle on the Canada Job Grant. “PCA congratulates Minister Kenney and Minister Duguid for working together to reach this agreement,” said PCA Vice …

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PCA Applauds BC Government for Continued Focus on LNG and Investment in Skills Training

  February 18, 2014 – Edmonton, Alberta – Today, the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) applauded the BC Government for its continued focus on LNG development and for investing in skills training.  PCA believes that these initiatives will boost the economy, create jobs and train workers to fill those jobs. “This budget delivers good …

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PCA Welcomes Federal Budget Commitments to Increase Support for Skills Training

  New initiatives build on Canada Job Grant to increase skills training access and opportunities for Canadian workers February 11, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) today welcomed the Government of Canada’s expanded commitment to skills training in Economic Action Plan 2014. PCA believes the newly proposed federal initiatives …

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PCA Letter in Globe and Mail: Back The Job Grant

PCA Federal Director Sean Reid recently submitted a letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail in response to this editorial regarding the Canada Job Grant: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/wanted-policy-analyst-experience-necessary/article16373663/ Below is the text of Sean’s letter, which was published on Monday, January 20.   Re Wanted: Policy Analyst. Experience Necessary (editorial, Jan. 17): The media, political …

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Progressive Contractors Association of Canada Welcomes NEB Approval of Northern Gateway Pipeline

Progressively unionized construction employers praise panel for approving a project that will create jobs and boost our economy December 19, 2013 – Toronto, Ontario – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomed today’s announcement by the National Energy Board that it is recommending approval of the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Sean Reid, Director (Federal and …

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Ontario Contractors Warn Flawed Hiring Quotas Undermine New Infrastructure Legislation

Toronto (November 27, 2013) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), the voice of progressively unionized employers in Ontario’s construction industry, today expressed significant concern with hiring quotas contained in the Ontario Government’s proposed Infrastructure through Jobs and Prosperity Act. “We strongly support long-term infrastructure planning that provides a stable and predictable business environment …

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Hamilton Spectator: Open tendering legislation is long overdue

Michael Harris, the MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, not the former premier, has an excellent summer project. He’s travelling the province to drum up support for a piece of legislation he tabled in May, called the Fair and Open Tendering Act. If there’s any justice, Harris’s bill will get unanimous support, or at least enough to get …

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Greater Essex County District School Board Calls for Fair and Open Construction Tendering

PCA and CLAC applaud School Boards firm commitment to fair and open tendering WINDSOR: The Greater Essex County District School Board passed a Resolution calling on the Provincial Government to address the inequity in the Labour Relations Act that restricts which construction companies it can tender work out to. The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada …

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