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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

  • Overview of the New Provincial Long-term, Infrastructure Plan

    01/12/2017

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  • Managing Community Benefit Agreements

    23/11/2017
    Community Benefit Agreements are set to become an integral part of construction procurement at the federal, provincial,...

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  • Canadian Construction Association CSR Guide

    08/11/2017

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  • Proposed Amendments to Oversize Overweight Permit Regulation

    31/10/2017
    The MTO is proposing changes to the Oversize/Overweight Permit structure. The proposed changes will amend Ontario...

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  • Foundations fro Safety Leadership Conference

    19/10/2017
    The conference will be hosted by Dr. Linda Goldenhar. Dr. Goldenhar is adept in building a health and safety culture...

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  • Request for Articles

    27/09/2017
    The OSWCA magazine is going through a transformation.The rationale for this change is to make the content more relevant...

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  • COR Workshop Registration Still Open

    27/09/2017
    Reminder that the GTSWCA, in cooperation with the IHSA, is once again offering a COR Workshop program to assist sewer...

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  • Small Business Tax Reform

    22/09/2017
    The federal government is presently consulting on the reform of corporate tax law, specifically aimed at small- and...

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  • Toronto LMHSC 2nd Annual Health and Safety Symposium

    22/09/2017
    The Toronto Labour Management Health and Safety Committee is hosting their 2nd Annual Symposium. The symposium will be...

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  • Government of Canada - Overview of Marijuana Legalization Roll-out

    22/09/2017
    Marijuana will be legalized and for sale across the country beginning in July 2018. An overview of the...

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  • COR Workshops - Delayed until November

    22/09/2017
    MEMBER BULLETIN May 10, 2017 GTSWCA, in cooperation with the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA), is...

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  • 2018 WSIB Rates Declining for the Sewer and Watermain Industry

    21/09/2017
    The WSIB announced that premium rates for the construction industry in 2018 will once again be declining. Rate...

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  • Changes Coming to Construction Procurement Across Ontario

    21/08/2017
    By September 21, 2017, procurement policies across the province will be changing. The rules governing all public...

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  • Ontario College of Trades Regulatory Submissions - Trade Reclassification Reviews

    02/08/2017
    For the past three years, the College of Trades has been operating under a moratorium for its trade reclassification...

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  • WSIB Proposal to Make Chronic Mental Stress a Compensable Benefit

    02/08/2017
    The WSIB has published a new policy proposal detailing how it will make chronic mental stress in the workplace a...

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  • Bill 148 - Changing Workplaces Legislation

    02/08/2017
    While much of the media coverage for Bill 148 has focussed on the increase of minimum wage to $15/hour, there are many...

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  • Municipalities Plead for Stormwater Infrastructure Funding

    07/07/2017
    In order to assess Ontario's ability to cope with the impending impacts of climate change and severe weather patterns,...

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  • Ont. Bill Would Mandate Public Reporting of Diverted Sewage

    04/07/2017
    On May 31st, Ontario Minister of Provincial Parliament for Dufferin—Caledon, Sylvia Jones, brought forward Bill 141,...

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  • Municipal Asset Management Planning Regulation

    29/06/2017
    The government of Ontario is currently consulting on its proposed municipal Asset Management Planning (AMP) regulation,...

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  • OSWCA Response to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's - Proposed Excess Soil Regulatory Package

    29/06/2017
    Attached for your reference is the OSWCA submission to the MOECC's proposed Excess Soil regulation. OSWCA continues to...

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  • Closing the Skills Gap

    19/06/2017
    In the period October 2016 to March 2017, Maxim Jean-Louis, PresidentChief Executive Officer of Contact North I Contact...

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  • BIG 5 International Building & Construction Show

    19/06/2017
    The Ministry of International Trade (MIT) in cooperation with the Canadian Consulate in Dubai is organizing an Ontario...

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  • Proposed Updates to the Construction Lien Act

    02/06/2017
    On May 31, the government introduced legislation to reform the Construction Lien Act that, if passed, will reform the...

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  • Ontario Passes Legislation to Keep Kids Safe on Local Roads

    31/05/2017
    Ontario passed legislation today to protect the most vulnerable users of local roads, including children, seniors,...

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  • MNP Clients- Protection from Latest Ransomware Attack

    17/05/2017
    A series of cyber attacks across the globe have seized control of public and private sector computer systems, freezing...

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  • Construction Health and Safety Action Plan and Panel

    16/05/2017
    MEMBER BULLETIN May 17, 2017 The Government of Ontario has established an advisory group to assist in the development...

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  • ORBA/OSWCA CVOR Workshop

    11/05/2017
    MEMBER BULLETIN May 10, 2017 CVOR Workshop: Wednesday, May 31Registration Now Available OSWCA and ORBA are jointly...

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  • WSIB Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards

    10/05/2017
    MEMBER BULLETIN May 10, 2017 The WSIB has launched a new recognition program called the Small Business Health and...

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  • MTO Contemplating Permanent Exemption for CB Radios from "Hands Free" Regulation

    03/05/2017
    The MTO is looking at extending the exemptions, or permanently exempting, CB radio's from the Ontario Reg. 366/09 –...

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  • Update on the Changing Workplaces Review

    03/05/2017
    The Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Employment Standards Act (ESA) are being reviewed to address the changing nature...

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  • Ontario Budget 2017

    28/04/2017
    On Thursday April 27th, the Government of Ontario published its 2017 Budget. The budget is a balanced budget for the...

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  • MOECC Excess Soil Management Regulatory Proposal

    26/04/2017
    The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) is moving forward with an Excess Soil Management Regulatory...

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  • Construction Lien Act Reform Update

    22/03/2017
    The Government of Ontario has provided an update on its upcoming reform of the Construction Lien Act (CLA). New or...

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  • New Ontario One Call Late Locate Protocol and Online Complaint Monitoring System

    22/03/2017
    Ontario One Call has put in place a new "Late Locate Delivery Protocol," which includes an online complaint process....

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  • REMINDER: Road Building Machies Reclassified as of July 1

    22/03/2017
    A reminder that the definition of "road-building machine" (RBM) under the Highway Traffic Act is changing. The new...

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  • Ontario Skilled Trade Alliance submission to the Ontario College of Trades Compliance and Enforcement Review

    09/03/2017
    As part of its ongoing reform process, the Ontario College of Trades undertook a stakeholder consultation as part of...

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  • OSWCA Proposal to MOI on Full Cost Recovery and Regionalizing Small Municipal Water Systems

    01/03/2017
    On February 28, the OSWCA filed a comprehensive proposal with the Ministry of Infrastructure for why the province needs...

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  • Casual Workers under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act

    01/03/2017
    Michael Zacks, of the Office of the Employer Advisor at the WSIB, recently issued a notice to employers regarding the...

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  • Updated Ontario Watermain Disinfection Procedure

    22/02/2017
    The MOECC published its updated watermain disinfection procedures in 2016. Attached are the new procedures which all...

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  • Ontario Employer Fined for Failing to Comply with Workplace Violence and Harassment Requirements

    22/02/2017
    An Ontario employer was fined $87,500 for failing to comply with MOL orders related to the new Workplace Violence and...

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