PCA Supports New Government Initiative to Attract More Job Seekers to the Skilled Trades
PCA commends the Ford government for taking a leadership role in boosting the skilled trades. The government has launched a new multi-media advertising campaign that promotes the skilled trades as a rewarding and lucrative career choice. PCA was pleased to attend...
Horgan Government Urged to Act in Province’s Best Interest and Scrap CBA
Victoria (Nov. 19, 2019) – Construction workers from across British Columbia came together with contractors at the B.C. legislature today to call on the Horgan government to do the right thing and scrap its so-called Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) before any...
PCA Supports Direction of Alberta UCP’s First Budget
(Edmonton, Oct. 24, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose member companies employ thousands of Alberta construction workers, supports the Alberta government’s 2019 budget, recognizing that sacrifices are necessary to restore the...
PCA Urges Trudeau Government to Make Infrastructure and the Energy Economy Top Priorities
Edmonton (October 22, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build major Canadian infrastructure projects, including pipelines, congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on their federal election...
PCA Announcement
PCA Announces Change in Ontario Leadership Toronto (October 7, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is pleased to announce that Karen Renkema will assume the role as Vice-President, Ontario. “I’m delighted to take on a leading role...
Busted! PCA Campaign Calls Out Horgan Government’s Fake CBAs
Vancouver (Sept. 18th, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA)whose member companies employ thousands of B.C. construction workers, today launched a public awareness campaign that calls out the Horgan government for introducing “fake” Community...
B.C. Supreme Court Clears Way for Challenge of Horgan Government’s Lopsided Labour Rules
Vancouver (July 23, 2019) – Today’s decision by the B.C. Supreme Court is a major step forward in the effort to protect the rights of the majority of the province’s construction workers, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member...
TDSB Snubs Students and Parents by Passing Up on Major Cost Savings
Toronto (July 2, 2019) – In a move that defies logic,the cash-strapped Toronto District School Board has blindly followed the lead of Toronto’s Mayor and City Council,by voting toopt out of Bill 66 and substantial savings, according to the Progressive Contractors...
PCA Celebrates the End of Hamilton’s Construction Labour Monopoly
Hamilton (June 26, 2019) – Member companies of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) are already gearing up to bid on local public projects, now that Hamilton City Council has voted overwhelmingly in favour of embracing Bill 66 and opening up...
LAWSUIT LAUNCHED AGAINST CITY OF TORONTO OVER CLOSED TENDERING
LAWSUIT LAUNCHED AGAINST CITY OF TORONTO OVER CLOSED TENDERING Addition of LIUNA to city’s construction monopoly contravenes provincial and municipal laws —for immediate release— June 26, 2019 TORONTO—A lawsuit was filed today against the City of Toronto by...
Passage of Bills C-48 & C-69 Sends Hypocritical Signal
Edmonton (June 21, 2019) – Two bills passed by the Senate today will enshrine into law the Liberal government’s anti-resource development stand on future oil and gas development, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member...
Toronto Council Puts Politics Ahead of Fiscal Responsibility with Open Tendering Decision
Toronto (June 19, 2019) – The Mayor and Toronto Council have let down local taxpayers and workers across the city, by opting out of Bill 66 and moreover by choosing to make a special deal with a select labour group that will raise the cost of city construction...