What Was CCA up to in 2016? What Are the 2017 Priorities?
Working with the new federal government, the federal infrastructure program, prompt payment and quality of design documents appeared near the top of CCA’s priority list in 2016. Read more
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Gold Seal Expands in 2017 to Add Foreman Designation
The Gold Seal Certification program is expanding for 2017, adding the construction foreman designation amidst an overall modernization of the program. The addition of the foreman designation, effective this spring, will broaden the program’s application, with more job site supervisors at smaller firms and subcontractors becoming eligible, explained Gold Seal committee chair Kees Cusveller. Read more
P.E.I. bringing employment services together, focusing more on employers
The P.E.I. government has announced major changes to the way it provides employment services through non-governmental groups. Read more.
Buyer Beware – WHMIS Training
WorkSafeNB has learned that companies are contacting New Brunswick employers telling them they must retrain all staff on Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS). To convince employers to register for their course, the companies suggest the employers are not in compliance with provincial labour laws. Read more.
Skilled Trades Will Enable The Future Of Canada’s Economy
“If Canada is going to invest heavily in infrastructure, we must ensure we make equally strong investments in training talent that is going to build it.” Read more.
NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT Q4 2016
Nova Scotia’s non-residential building construction investment (seasonally adjusted) was $137.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. This was 3.6 per cent lower than the previous quarter owing to declines in all industrial (-9.5 per cent) and commercial (-4.4 per cent) construction, which were partially offset by growth in institutional and governmental building construction (+6.7 per cent). Read more.
Immigration on the Rise in Atlantic Canada
The number of immigrants to Atlantic Canada has tripled since 2002, reaching a record 8,300 in 2015 and jumping to more than 11,600 in the first nine months of 2016, according to a Report Card issued today by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. Read more.
We’re Hiring! Events Lead (Maternity Leave) Position
The Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS) is an industry trade association representing the interests of contractors, suppliers and service providers throughout Atlantic Canada and across the country. We represent more than 750 large and small companies that build, renovate and restore non-residential buildings, roads, bridges and other engineering projects. CANS is currently seeking a […]
Plant Material Discovery Could Benefit Future Wood Skyscraper Construction
Scientists at Cambridge and Warwick Universities in England have used solid state nuclear magnetic resonance to image cellulose and xythan molecules and determine xythan’s role as a molecular super glue in wood and straw cells, according to Global Construction Review. Read more
Important: WCB Rates
We were recently notified by OEA (Office of the Employer Advisor, Nova Scotia Society) regarding the Statement of Account (Remittance Payment) dated December 25, 2016 from WCB, which has a due date of January 15, 2017. The statements are incorrectly asking employers to calculate the premium due, using the 2017 maximum assessable wage, rather than […]