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 October 2017 
FEATURE ARTICLE

  
WELCOME ROBERT BRONK!

The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) has a new Chief Executive Officer.

Following an executive search, the OCS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Bronk as CEO.  Robert joined the OCS on October 2, 2017.

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"WEEDING" THROUGH THE ISSUE OF MARIJUANA IN THE WORKPLACE

Next summer, the federal government intends to legalize marijuana, leaving the provinces to decide how they intend to regulate the drug.  In Ontario, the province will prohibit the use of recreational cannabis in public areas and workplaces.  It has also proposed that individuals will have to be at least 19 years of age to purchase or possess recreational cannabis and the LCBO will oversee the legal retail of cannabis throughout the province. 

  
A SAFETY TALK YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS - NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In 2015, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) presented research conducted by the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) which identified a "union safety effect".  It concluded that unionized construction firms are 23% safer than non-unionized construction firms.  On November 1st, Dr. Linda Goldenhar will speak in Toronto  about  safety culture and leadership in high-hazard work.


MID-YEAR UPDATE: ONTARIO'S INSTITUTIONAL PERMIT VALUES INCREASE BY HALF WHILE INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY REMAINS CONFINED TO CENTRAL ONTARIO

This is the Ontario Construction Secretariat's update on local building permits in Ontario for the following cities: Belleville, Greater Sudbury, Kingston, London, Ottawa, Peterborough, Thunder Bay, and Windsor. Select from any of the cities below .    









View current economic indicators for Ontario such as Construction Employment, CPI Inflation & Unemployment Rate. 

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