PCA Letter to Premier Ford

If you follow construction politics in Canada, you’ve heard it: the Canadian Building Trades Unions (CBTU) say they represent 600,000 workers.And it’s not just “someone said it somewhere.” CBTU leader...

Paul de Jong, President & CEO at PCA, chats with Wayne Prins, Executive Director of the CLAC union. The discussion covers the history of the union, policy priorities, workforce development innovat...

In his book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford, a philosopher turned motorcycle mechanic, argued that that our society’s focus on “knowledge work” has degraded the manual trades. ...

PCA’s President & CEO, Paul de Jong, speaks with Marco Navarro-Génie of the Haultain Research Institute. Their conversation covers the opportunities and challenges presented by Prime Minister Carn...

Some time ago, I joined a delegation of construction sector leaders on a fact-finding trip to Germany. Our goal was to learn first-hand why the "German model" of apprenticeship works so well. It ...

A discussion on prompt payment, adjudication and how the construction industry should adapt to changing payment requirements across Canada, featuring PCA’s Stephen Hamilton and Rocco Ruso, Principal a...