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  • Feedback Required: Electronic Tracing / Tracking / Timekeeping Apps in Construction

    30/07/2020
    The OSWCA is seeking your feedback via a very short, anonymous survey regarding the use of electronic tracing / time...

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  • IHSA Strategic Plan - Provide Your Feedback

    30/07/2020
    The IHSA has launched consultation on its next strategic plan, which is set to take effect in 2021. They are looking...

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News

  • Second Edition of the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC)

    16/12/2014
    The Canadian Construction Association (CCA), in conjunction with industry partners: the Federation of Canadian...

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  • Overview of the Auditor General of Ontario's Annual Report for 2014

    10/12/2014
    The Auditor General (AG) of Ontario, Bonnie Lysyk, has released her Annual Report for 2014. The AG publishes a report...

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  • WHMIS Moving to a Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

    25/11/2014
    Health Canada is changing the Federal WHMIS legislation to bring it in line with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)....

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  • The Authority of College of Trades Inspectors on Your Jobsites

    24/09/2014
    Since May of 2013, the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) have been very active on jobsites across the province, having...

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  • Proposed Changes to Pre-Trip, Annual, Semi-Annual, and SSC Inspections

    18/09/2014
    The MTO is proposing changes to the regulations that govern commercial motor vehicle inspections (CMVI) in the...

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  • MTO Proposal for Plating and Registering Road Building Equipment - Seeking Input

    12/09/2014
    The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is launching a review of the definition and exemptions presently applied to...

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  • $100 Million Rural Infrastructure Fund to focus on Road, Water, and Sewer Projects

    22/08/2014
    On August 18 at the AMO conference, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the renewal and roll-forward of the Ontario...

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  • Customizable Occupational Health and Safety Policy Manual for OSWCA Members

    29/07/2014
    The OSWCA, through the Young Executives Committee (YEC), has compiled the attached draftHealth and Safety Program and...

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  • Federal Apprenticeship Survey for Construction Contractors

    22/07/2014
    On June 30, the Federal Government’s new Apprentice Procurement Initiative went into effect for federally-funded...

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  • Budget 2014 – An Overview and Analysis

    21/07/2014
    On July 14, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Finance Minister Charles Sousa, re-introduced the same provincial budget that...

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  • Falls From Heights Advisory for the Construction Sector

    17/07/2014
    MESSAGE FROM ONTARIO’s CHIEF PREVENTION OFFICER Falls from heights are major hazards for workers in all workplaces,...

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  • Ontario Election 2014 - Outcomes and Moving Forward

    13/06/2014
    On Thursday evening the Liberal Party won a fourth-straight mandate in the Ontario general election, the first under...

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  • Ministry of Labour Safety Blitz

    09/06/2014
    REMINDER - On July 1, Mandatory Health and Safety Awareness Training will go into effect for workers and supervisors....

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  • Get out to Vote on June 12 & Help to Stop the Trades Tax

    12/05/2014
    It's official - Ontario is going to the polls June 12 to elect a new provincial government. All three major parties -...

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  • Sherrard Kuzz, LLP: Overview of Compulsory Certification Review Process

    12/05/2014
    On April 23, 2014, the Ontario College of Trades (“College”) released the very first of potentially many trade...

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  • Clarification on the Repeal of the Fuel Tax Exemption for "Road Building Machines"

    07/05/2014
    In follow-up to the May 2nd, 2014 Member Bulletin Budget 2014 – An Overview and Analysis, OSWCA has received some...

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  • Ontario Election in June

    02/05/2014
    In a news conference this morning, provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath stated that her party will no longer support...

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  • Budget 2014 -An Overview and Analysis

    01/05/2014
    On May 1, the Wynne government published its second budget, after having previously developed an interim budget for...

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  • Wynne Announces New Transportation and Instrastructure Funds

    15/04/2014
    Moving Ontario Forward On April 14, 2014, Premier Wynne announced $29 billion in funding over the next ten years for...

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  • Minister Kenney Slams Ontario's Plan for Compulsory Certification of Carpenters

    08/04/2014
    On Friday, the federal Employment and Social Development Minster Jason Kenney called on the Ontario Liberal government...

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  • Ministry of Labour Spring Safety Blitz of Excavation Hazards on Construction Worksites

    07/04/2014
    In May, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) will be performing a safety blitz of construction sites where excavation...

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  • Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration Hard Stop

    31/03/2014
    On March 21, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) published a proposal to amend O.Reg 628 (Vehicle Permits) under the...

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  • Windsor Construction Leaders Join Alliance Committed to Combat the Ontario College of Trades

    27/03/2014
    Windsor (March 26, 2014) – Two local construction groups in Windsor have joined the Ontario Skilled Trades Alliance...

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  • The Undergrounder Magazine Questionnaire

    25/02/2014
    In an effort to better understand our member's needs, the OSWCA is looking for feedback on their magazine, The...

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  • Significant Changes to the Fisheries Act – What You Need to Know

    24/02/2014
    As part of the omnibus Budget Bill in 2012, the federal government, through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans...

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  • The Road to Balance – Staying the Course for the 2014 Canadian Federal Budget

    22/02/2014
    On February 11, the federal Conservative Party published its proposed Budget for 2014. Budget 2014 is the ninth such...

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  • Bill 69 - Prompt Payment Act

    21/02/2014
    Background: Most construction work is project based and involves an owner, who is the buyer of construction services, a...

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  • 2013 OSWCA Annual Report

    04/02/2014
    OSWCA's first Annual Report was presented at this year's annual conference in Toronto. We invite you to read our annual...

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  • OSWCA/GTSWCA Announce New Executive Director

    31/01/2014
    Beginning February 18, the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) and the Greater Toronto Sewer...

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  • 2014 OSWCA Civil Management Construction Seminars

    08/01/2014
    The OSWCA is pleased to offer the 2014 OSWCA Civil Management Construction Seminars. To register, simply download the...

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