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 with an organization that walks the talk, and truly is progressive and forward thinking,” said …
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 Benefit Agreements (CBAs) on major infrastructure projects in B.C. “B.C. workers and communities will see few of the so-called …
Busted! PCA Campaign Calls Out Horgan Government’s Fake CBAs Read More »
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 companies employ thousands of construction workers across B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court …
B.C. Supreme Court Clears Way for Challenge of Horgan Government’s Lopsided Labour Rules Read More »
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 Association of Canada (PCA). Instead, the school board has endorsed the continuation of a …
TDSB Snubs Students and Parents by Passing Up on Major Cost Savings Read More »
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 construction work to all qualified companies and workers. “We’d like to extend our …
PCA Celebrates the End of Hamilton’s Construction Labour Monopoly Read More »
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 CLAC, supported by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada, and Merit Open Shop …
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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 companies build major infrastructure projects, including pipelines. “There’s only one word for it, and that’s hypocritical,” …
Passage of Bills C-48 & C-69 Sends Hypocritical Signal Read More »
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 projects and bar most workers and companies …
Edmonton (June 18, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA), whose member companies will be major builders of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project along with thousands of Alberta and B.C. construction workers, is urging the federal government to ensure nothing else stands in the way of this critically important project. “We’ll believe …
PCA Urges Federal Government to Put TMX Politics Aside Read More »
Hamilton (June 17, 2019) – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) whose member companies and workers have been shut out of city construction work for years, is urging Hamilton City Council to endorse a staff report recommending that Hamilton take “no action” on Bill 66. By doing so, Council confirms that it supports an …
PCA Urges Hamilton Council to Embrace the Benefits of Bill 66 Read More »
