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December 5, 2023


IN THIS ISSUE:


  • Upcoming TCA Events
  • Advertise in our weekly bulletin
  • TCA Member Benefit
  • Industry News
  • TCA Member Spotlight
  • Important TCA Updates
  • Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) - TCA Member discount
  • TCIC Upcoming Courses
UPCOMING EVENTS


TCA's Annual General Meeting/Awards Presentation

February 2024 - TBA


TCA Annual Ski Day

February 2024 - Craigleith Ski Club



TCA MEMBER BENEFIT

Project Opportunities


With a TCA membership, companies gain access to endless project opportunities at the municipal, provincial and national scale, as well as support services to help land the project. We offer an electronic plans room service through the ConstructConnect Project Intelligence (CCPI) platform complete with staff and technical support giving you round-the-clock project access.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Infrastructure Ontario picks Colliers for project management


Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has selected Colliers Project Leaders as the next Project Management Services Provider (PMSP) for the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure’s General Real Estate Portfolio (GREP).


IO’s PMSP program involves managing a variety of capital repair and ministry-funded projects across the province’s real estate portfolio with a value of up to $20 million. The contract includes program management, project delivery, corporate support, and provision of technical services.


Click here, to read the full news article.

Province says moving Ontario Science Centre would save $257M


The Government Ontario and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) released the business case for moving the Ontario Science Centre from its current location at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue, to Ontario Place.


With the partnership and participation of other government ministries, the Ontario Science Centre’s leadership and various third-party experts, the business case was prepared to help assess and identify the costs and options for relocating the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place.


Click here, to read the full news article. 

Cheyanne Hammell Receives 2023 Premier’s Award for Technology


PCL Constructors Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that Cheyanne Hammell, PCL Toronto’s Special Projects manager, Mohawk College Alumnus and trailblazer for women in construction, has been awarded the 2023 Premier’s Award for Technology.


Presented at the Colleges Ontario Higher Education Summit in Toronto, the Premier’s Awards recognize recent and past college graduates from seven categories who have made outstanding social and economic contributions to their local communities, the province and beyond and who have made important contributions to Ontario’s postsecondary system.



Click here, to read the full news article. 

Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York receives zero carbon building certification


KingSett Capital and Fairmont Royal York announced that the landmark hotel in Toronto has received the Canada Green Building Council’s (CAGBC’s) Zero Carbon Building – Performance Standard certification. This $65 million project was completed after close to five years of detailed planning and execution. It will reduce over 7,000 tonnes of carbon annually or 80 per cent of the hotel’s annual carbon emissions, the equivalent of taking 1,558 cars off the road. This decarbonization project represents the largest heritage hotel retrofit of its kind within the Fairmont global brand portfolio and offers a definitive roadmap for creating sustainable energy sources for similar properties.

Click here, to read the full news article. 

Ontario to do away with mandatory coroner's inquests on construction site deaths


Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey says the province intends to do away with mandatory coroner’s inquests for workers who died on constructions sites. In its place, the province will conduct an annual review of construction site deaths in an effort to alleviate pressure on overloaded coroners.


The changes are part of a new omnibus bill the province is set to table today.


Downey says the government is also proposing legislation that would make it easier for victims of crimes to sue their offenders.


Click here, to read the full news article. 

Birchley Park development a brownfield gem in Toronto’s ‘Quarry Lands’


After sitting vacant and underutilized for approximately 70 years, a large property right in the centre of east-end Toronto is on the cusp of being transformed into an infill residential neighbourhood with a mix of condominiums, townhouses, affordable and market rentals, and affordable home ownership units.


Birchley Park will be comprised of two condominiums, 12 and nine storeys respectively, a Habitat for Humanity block of 58 affordable townhouses, and a 124-unit City of Toronto rental building, of which 64 units are to be affordable, significant parkland, and possibly a school.



Click here, to read the full news article. 

Construction sector adds workers in September


There were an additional 22,100 employees in Canada’s workforce in September, including 1,900 in the construction sector, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours. The increase followed a decline of 16,500 in August, and a month with little change in July. Meanwhile, job vacancies declined by 40,700, or roughly six per cent, in September, coming in at to 632,200 as the steady downward trend from the peak of just over 1 million reached in May 2022 continued.



Click here, to read the full news article. 

STO poised for major advances in 2024: Young


There are major expectations for Skilled Trades Ontario to deliver the construction workforce Ontario needs after the lost years of the Ontario College of Trades.


And as the crown agency prepares to head into its third year, when it will finally get ahold of all of the administrative tools that STO CEO and registrar Melissa Young says it needs to succeed, Young believes STO is poised to deliver.




Click here, to read the full news article. 


TCA Member Spotlight


Get your company in front of like-minded industry colleagues and grow your network and business opportunities! Click here, to learn more and to complete the application form.

Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin


Advertise your products and service in TCA's Weekly E-Connect bulletin. This email blast is sent to the members on Tuesday morning of each week. Please visit our website, or contact Vishawn Thompson for details.



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Each of our clients have specific health and safety needs and we don’t believe in the ‘one-size fits all’ model. Each and every client receives a solution tailored specifically to their business type, industry, and needs.  Services include: HSE In-person and online training, HSE Programs & Inspections, Project HSE Support, Emergency Management & Response.


For more information visit www.hseelements.com.

Important TCA Updates                                                                   

TCA's 2023 Holiday Hours:



December 22 - Open in person services 8:30am - 1:00pm only

December 25, 26 - Office Closed

December 27,28, 29 - Richmond Hill Office Closed; Open for Online services only.

Click here for more details.

Exclusive Discount for TCA Members on publishing Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) in the Daily Commercial News (DCN)!

All certificates and notices published in the Daily Commercial News (DCN) are a flat fee of $300 (plus tax). Special Affinity Pricing of $200 per certificate is available to all ConstructConnect subscribers and TCA members.

Click on the image for more details.

**IMPORTANT: To apply the discount, please mention the offer at the time of order placement.**



TCIC Upcoming Courses

 New Contractor’s Practical Guide to Change Order

Pricing and Management (1 Gold Seal credit)

Dec. 5 & 6 | Tuesday & Wednesday | 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST


New Project Managers Guide to Accounting Practices,

Cost Controls & Financial Reports (2 Gold Seal credits)

Dec. 5 – 7 | Tuesday - Thursday | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST


In-person Class: Lean Pull Planning (Lean Construction –a Last Planner™ Simulation) (1 Gold Seal credit)

Dec. 12 | Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST


In-person Class Understanding The Ontario

Building Code: An Overview (1 Gold Seal credit)

Dec. 13 | Wednesday | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM EST


Close Out a Construction Project (1 Gold Seal credit)

Dec. 13 & 14 | Wednesday & Thursday | 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST


Excel for Construction – Basic (1 Gold Seal credit)

Dec. 13 & 20 | Wednesday | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST


For more details, please click here, or contact: 

Faith Chen, Senior Manager, TCIC/Professional Development

fchen@tcaconnect.com

Toronto Construction Association | www.tcaconnect.com
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