March 19, 2020 Please see below an update from the HRM Planning and Development Leadership Team March 19 – 9:24 AM Based on decisions made by the province of Nova Scotia on Tuesday, all customer service centres and Planning & Development counter services were closed to the public effective March 18, 2020. Staff at the […]
March 22, 2020 Premier McNeil announces state of emergency in Nova Scotia Sunday, March 22 – Premier Stephen McNeil has declared a provincial state of emergency in Nova Scotia as of Sunday morning, March 22, 2020. The move is an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 and will strengthen the special measures and restrictions […]
March 20, 2020 Please see below an update from Public Services and Procurement Canada. Hello, On March 19th, the following messages addressed to suppliers were posted on Buyandsell.gc.ca concerning Government of Canada procurement activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Message to Contractors of the Government of Canada during COVID-19 Advisory Notice – Procurement Impacts During the […]
Friday, March 20, 2020 Premier: “We need the construction industry to still function” The below comments were taken from an interview on Friday, March 20, 2020, with Premier Stephen McNeil on The Rick Howe Show. “We need the construction industry to still function. We need that part of our economy to continue to work, to […]
March 20, 2020 Dear Premier McNeil, We would like to bring forward the following considerations as our government contemplates public health, economic and civil policy decisions, specifically relating to the construction industry. The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) recommends measures for the continuation of construction projects and does not support an industry-wide shutdown for […]
March 24, 2020 The province has made the following announcements to support businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Government will defer payments until June 30 for all government loans, including those under the Farm Loan Board, Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board, Jobs Fund, Nova Scotia Business Fund, Municipal Finance Corp. and Housing Nova Scotia. Government will […]
Tuesday, March 24 Clarification: NS Construction sites among services exempt from 5-person limit Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang issued a Health Protection Act Order on Monday, March 23, 2020, that helps to clarify the government’s measures and limits on gatherings. Effective March 23, 2020, at 6:00 a.m., all persons residing in or […]
March 18, 2020: Message to Members from CANS President, Duncan Williams
Canadian construction companies have at least one reason to thank U.S. President Donald Trump. He may have started the ongoing trade spat that’s caused havoc in the markets for construction steel and aluminum, but the recent American tax reforms he championed have prompted Ottawa to respond in kind, pushing forward changes designed to aid Canadian […]
Government is encouraging more businesses to hire apprentices in Nova Scotia through an expanded procurement program. In January, 2016 government launched a pilot program that required contractors bidding on provincially funded school construction projects to take part in Nova Scotia’s apprenticeship program. Read More.