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Important message to CANS members – Proposed Changes to Canada’s Tax Code

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Earlier this week we sent CANS members an email with information about the proposed changes to Canada’s Tax Code. You can review that email here.

CANS, along with 34 local businesses and associations across the province, have joined forces and formed the Nova Scotia Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness. The employer coalition, representing tens of thousands of independent businesses, professionals and taxpayers across a wide range of sectors and regions of Nova Scotia, are signatories on a letter demanding Premier Stephen McNeil oppose the tax changes being proposed by the federal Minister of Finance.

CANS has also sent letters to our local MP’s and MLA’s, urging them to oppose the tax changes being proposed by the federal Minister of Finance.

Click here to read the Nova Scotia Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness letter sent to Premier Stephen McNeil. 

Click here to read the Nova Scotia Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness media release, sent to media across Nova Scotia.

Click here to read CANS media release, sent to media across Nova Scotia.

 

Below is a selection of media regarding the Premier’s meeting with Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/morneau-finance-minister-tax-changes-liberal-government-1.4302751

http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/morneau-draws-criticism-from-business-concerns-from-premier-in-nova-scotia

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1505467-provinces-challenge-trudeau-government-over-contentious-tax-proposals

http://www.news957.com/local/2017/09/22/nova-scotia-premier-raises-concerns-proposed-tax-changes-ahead-meeting-federal-finance-minister/

Industry Education – 50 % Off All CANS Industry Education Courses

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As of July 1, 2017, eligible CANS members will automatically receive a discount of 50% on our award winning Industry Education and Training Program. Not only does this save you money, this initiative will help you stretch your training budget further – ultimately strengthening your team and ability to compete in an increasingly competitive market.

For example, CANS Construction 101 Course:

– 2017-2018 Course Catalogue Member Price: $475.00
– NEW WIPSI Eligible Member Price: $237.50 (savings of 50%)

This is made possible through our strong partnership with the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour and Advanced Education WIPSI program.

Our catalogue of courses can be viewed at Industry Education and Training. If you need private or customized training, we can work with you to build a program that specifically meets your firm’s needs.

Finding the time, support and money for training is not easy. But, research has shown a lack of commitment to ongoing training can have catastrophic results for business, large and small. Here is an interesting article form Forbes Magazine recommended to help you answer those tough questions Why Employee Development Is Important, Neglected And Can Cost You Talent

To determine if your company is eligible please fill out this form and return to either CANS’ contact below.

 

For more information contact:

Chantal Arsenault, Industry Education and Training Lead
(902) 817-6246
carsenault@cans.ns.ca  

Alain Lefebvre, Manager – Industry & Corporate Education
(902) 456-6444
alefebvre@cans.ns.ca

The world’s first 3D-printed reinforced concrete bridge is almost complete

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Eindhoven University of Technology has a massive 3D printer capable of printing immense objects – and it’s currently creating the world’s first 3D-printed reinforced concrete bridge. The video is in German, but gives an excellent visual representation of how the 3D components are being printed. Read more.

Government spending is slowly making its way down the pipe

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Rome wasn’t built in a day. A trite expression, perhaps, but one which might comfort builders and other construction sector service and material providers wondering when infrastructure money the federal Liberal government promised in its two most recent budgets might flow meaningfully down the proverbial pipe. Read more.

BIM drives productivity gains in construction sector

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Everyone has seen the graphs that show construction on a downward productivity trend while other industries boast solid productivity gains. The following is a productivity graph that was produced by McKinsey & Co. that compares productivity in construction to that of the manufacturing sector from 1994 to 2011. Read more.

The Smartphone’s Future: It’s All About the Camera

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We all know the drill. For the last decade, smartphones have gotten thinner and faster and thinner and faster and, well, you get the picture. But it’s too soon to write off our smartphones as boring. Read more.

Strategies to Leverage IoT to Increase Productivity, Attract Millennials to Construction

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Triax Technologies offers three tips to embrace technology, improve safety and operations, and attract a new generation of tech-savvy workers to help fill the skilled labor shortage. Read more.

Casting Call: Apply to be Featured in NSAA Promotional Material

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The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) is seeking your assistance in the creation of a marketing campaign to promote apprenticeship as a great career choice.

Although there are a number of aspects to the campaign, we are asking you to promote and encourage certified tradespersons and/or apprentices to apply to be part of a professional photo shoot, in which the photos will be used for various promotional materials.   Please send this notification to those in your network, or employees who you feel would be willing and prepared to represent their trade and the apprenticeship system.

We are inviting applications for tradespeople and/or apprentices in the following trades/trade sectors:

  • Truck and Transport Mechanic
  • Construction trades
  • Machinist
  • Metal Fabricator (Fitter)

You or your organization have been identified due to your involvement with the apprenticeship system in the above trades.  It is important that the trades be represented by the diversity that exists in the province.

Click HERE for casting call information page.  From there, under the heading “How to Apply” you can find the link that will take you to the casting application.

Please note:

  • Applications are electronic and are sent to a casting company (not the Agency)
  • The locations for the shoots will be work locations that are being reviewed
  • Applicants will be selected and those selected will receive pay
  • Applicants will be required to be at the photo shoot location for at least one full day
  • Applications are required immediately

If you have any questions please contact Erin Hennessey at hennesseycasting@gmail.com.

Thank you very much for your assistance.  We have a great opportunity to promote the apprenticeship system and showcase the wonderful opportunities that exist in Nova Scotia in the skilled trades, but we need to do this together!

Most sincerely,

Dale Crawford
Director, Partnership and Innovation
Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency

The New Age of Engineering and Construction Technology

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New technologies are transforming all stages of the engineering and construction process. Here’s what companies need to know about the evolving landscape. Read more.