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PCA Welcomes Skilled Trades Legislation
Toronto (May 6, 2021) – Finally, the end of the Ontario College of Trades! The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), which has long been a vocal critic of OCOT, is delighted the province is taking a fresh start through Skilled Trades Ontario, a proposed...
Toronto Taken to Court Over Shady Construction Deal
Backroom Deal Costs City Taxpayers up to $90 Million Annually (Toronto, April 20, 2021) – When Toronto council approved a backroom deal that shut workers and companies out of city construction projects, and slapped taxpayers with higher construction costs, the move...
Line 5 Would Benefit from Much Stronger Federal Cheering Section
(March 8, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose member companies build major infrastructure projects, employing thousands of skilled construction workers, is urging the federal government to take a stronger stand on the Enbridge Line...
Ontario Pre-Budget Submission
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Cancelling Keystone XL Pipeline Sends Troubling Signal
(January 20, 2021) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose member companies build major infrastructure projects and employ thousands of Alberta and B.C. construction workers, is disappointed that U.S. President Joe Biden has put politics...
PCA Expands Reach in Southwestern Ontario
Toronto (December 9, 2020) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is pleased to announce that it has joined two prominent business organizations: the London and Sarnia Chambers of Commerce. Both chambers lead initiatives aimed at improving...
PCA Supports Ontario Budget Boost for the Skilled Trades
Toronto (November 5, 2020) – The Ontario government’s 2020 Provincial Budget reinforces its commitment to supporting and growing the province’s skilled trades workforce and rebuilding the economy through historic infrastructure investments, according to the...
PCA Applauds Efforts to Restore Balance to Alberta’s Labour Laws
Edmonton, (November 5, 2020) – Amendments introduced today to Alberta’s labour laws will help to reset the balance between the rights of workers and employers, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build major...
PCA and CLAC Campaign Shows Where Parties Stand on Workers’ Rights
Victoria (October 20, 2020) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) and its labour partner CLAC are putting the Horgan government’s costly and regressive CBA policy, front and centre in the B.C. election campaign through a grassroots campaign that...
PCA Announces New Director of Public Affairs in Ontario
Toronto (October 19, 2020) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is delighted to welcome Stephen Hamilton as its new Director of Public Affairs in Ontario. “I am very pleased to have such an experienced government relations professional join our...
PCA Launches “Opportunity Knocks” Campaign
#Opportunityknocks (August 5, 2020) – With construction recruitment in high gear across the country, the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has launched the “Opportunity Knocks” campaign aimed at encouraging those who are exploring or switching...
B.C.’s Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Crossed the Line in Imposing CBA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver (July 16, 2020) – The NDP government’s labour rules for building key public projects infringe on the Charter rights of the vast majority of B.C.’s construction workers and are driving public infrastructure costs way up, according to a...