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PCA Applauds Ontario Budget Focus on Skilled Trades and Rebuilding Economy

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(Toronto, April 28, 2022) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) commends the Ford government for its strong and ongoing commitment to the skilled trades in Budget 2022. “We’d like to acknowledge the Ford government for its genuine and unprecedented commitment to the skilled trades,” said Karen Renkema, VP Ontario, at PCA. “From shutting …

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Proposed Labour Code Changes Could Wreak Havoc on B.C.’s Construction Industry

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(Victoria, April 7, 2022) – The Horgan government’s proposed labour code amendments are a giant step backwards for workers and employers, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build major infrastructure and capital projects, employing thousands of construction workers. Currently, collective agreements appropriately have open periods every three years in …

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PCA Welcomes TFW Program Changes to Help Ease Construction Worker Shortage

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(Edmonton, April 5, 2022) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose member companies have been impacted by labour shortages, welcomes federal program adjustments that would allow more Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) to fill desperately needed positions at construction sites across Canada. PCA members build major infrastructure and capital projects, employing thousands of construction …

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Winnipeg Council Should be Guided by Public Benefits of Construction Competition

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(March 3, 2022) – A report by an independent Montreal public policy think-tank on the benefits of construction competition is an important reminder for Winnipeg City Council, as it considers how the public can benefit from future large scale infrastructure projects, according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies employ thousands …

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Horgan Gov’t Gives B.C. Taxpayers the Snub with Another So-Called “CBA” Project

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Victoria (February 18, 2022) – The Horgan government is sticking it to taxpayers and workers once again, with its decision to build a new $136.6 million Trades and Technology Complex through a so-called Community Benefits Agreement (CBA), according to the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build major infrastructure and capital projects across …

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We Agree! Report Finds Construction Costs Way Too High in Ontario

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Toronto (February 10, 2022) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build major infrastructure and capital projects across the country, welcomes the report of an independent Montreal based public policy think-tank, that finds Ontario taxpayers are needlessly spending millions of dollars too much for construction. The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) found …

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PCA Welcomes Federal Plans to Make Immigration System More Efficient

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Edmonton (February 1, 2022) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies build major infrastructure and capital projects, employing thousands of construction workers across Canada, welcomes Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s plans to modernize the immigration system and reduce processing times. “It’s a move in the right direction,” said Paul de Jong, President …

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Karen Renkema Appointed to the Board of Directors of Skilled Trades Ontario

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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). “Modernizing Ontario’s skilled trades system and ensuring that the skilled trades are a more …

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B.C.’s “CBA” stands out for all the wrong reasons

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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, but not so surprising conclusion: that the B.C. government’s labour framework for …

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