Manitoba Set to Shut Local Companies and Hundreds of Workers Out of Projects
(Manitoba, March 7, 2024) – At the height of a skilled labour shortage in Manitoba, the provincial government is introducing legislation that will prevent hundreds of local construction workers and good companies from building public projects in the province,...
PCA Applauds Alberta’s Fiscally Responsible Budget
(Edmonton, February 29, 2024) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), a national association whose member companies employ thousands of Alberta construction workers, applauds the Government of Alberta’s 2024 budget, with its key focus on fiscal...
B.C. Budget fails to keep costs down on public infrastructure projects
(Victoria, February 22, 2024) – The B.C. government tabled a pre-election budget today that does everything but “put people first” according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose members build and maintain major capital and infrastructure...
Our Submission to Toronto Council
January 23, 2024 City of Toronto Budget Committee 100 Queen Street West,Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 Sent via email: buc@toronto.ca Dear Toronto Council, I am reaching out on behalf of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) to urge you to put the...
PCA Welcomes Dow’s Plans to Build Net-Zero Petrochemical Project
(Edmonton, November 30, 2023) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose member companies build and maintain major capital and infrastructure projects across Canada welcomes Dow’s planned Path2Zero...
PCA Disappointed Trudeau’s Green Energy Tax Plan Plays Union Favorites
Edmonton (November 29, 2023) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose members build and maintain major infrastructure and capital projects across Canada is disappointed that the federal government is moving forward with a Green Energy Tax Plan...
PCA Applauds Supreme Court Ruling that Calls Bill C-69 into Question
Edmonton (October 13, 2023) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose members build major capital and infrastructure projects across Canada, including pipelines, is pleased that Canada’s highest court has ruled...
PCA Statement on Resignation of Minister McNaughton
(Sept. 22, 2023) “We thank Minister McNaughton for making such an enormous contribution to the skilled trades and the construction industry,” said Karen Renkema, VP Ontario at the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA). Today it was announced that Monte...
Federal Tax Policies Put Canada’s Clean Energy Projects at Risk
Edmonton (Sept 13, 2023) – Federal clean energy tax credits aimed at incentivizing companies to speed up the transition to a net zero economy, may do just the opposite, destabilizing the...
PCA Succeeds in Push for Hard Copies of Skilled Trades Certificates of Qualification
Toronto (July 24, 2023) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) welcomes today’s announcement from Skilled Trades Ontario that it will begin issuing physical certificates of qualification and wallet cards to thousands of certified skilled trades...
PCA Welcomes New Regional Director, B.C.
Edmonton (July 7, 2023) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is pleased to announce Dan Baxter as its new Regional Director, British Columbia. “We are delighted to welcome Dan to this important role at PCA,” said Paul de Jong, President of the...
PCA Congratulates UCP on its Majority Election Victory in Alberta
Edmonton (May 30, 2023) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build and maintain many of Alberta’s major capital and infrastructure projects, congratulates Danielle Smith and the UCP on winning a majority in the Alberta...