Canada’s Senate has unanimously passed Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, regulating payments on federal construction contracts, but a major hurdle remains as the bill now faces the scrutiny of the House of Commons. Read more.
Nova Scotia Provincial Election – Learn about CANS’ involvement and issues facing the construction industry. Read more.
A Nova Scotia contractor has received one of the longest jail sentences of its kind in Canada for once again violating the rules of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Read more.
CANS Dartmouth and Sydney office is closed for Victoria Day. We will re-open at 8am on Tuesday, May 23.
CANS Sydney office has moved to 285 Alexandra Street, Sydney, NS B1S 2E8.
Please note that from May 2017 until May 2018, CANS Sydney office is offering limited services to CANS members. The only service available during this time is the signing of Statutory Declarations at the Alexandra Street location. There will be a delay in this service till July 2017. Once this service is available we will inform our members.
For assistance and information about other services, CANS Members are asked to contact CANS Head Office in Dartmouth at 902-468-2267 ext. 0.
Toronto, ON, Friday May 5, 2017 – The Lean Construction Institute of Canada (LCI-C), a special committee of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), has appointed Bob Hildenbrandt as co-chair of its council at its annual general meeting, held in conjunction with the 2017 conference. Bob will share the chair’s role with Kathleen Lausman, a former Nunavut deputy minister of community and government services, and takes over the position from Serge Massicotte, president of Massicotte Construction.
BuildForce Canada’s 2017 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward report shows that although the pace of construction growth is expected to slow, rising demands related to infrastructure and non-residential maintenance are expected to sustain demand for skilled workers. Read more.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a programmable 3-D printing robotic arm for large-scale building applications of up to 2,786 cubic meters, IEEE Spectrum reported. Read more.
Researchers at a think tank headed by Canada’s former parliamentary budget watchdog are poking holes in the federal government’s plan to create a new infrastructure financing agency. Read more.