The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Ontario Electrical Safety Awards! Have you encountered electrical safety hazards or identified safety issues that, if not addressed, […]
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IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET INVOLVED: SEND A LETTER TO YOUR MPP
Tony Dean was contracted by the government in 2014 to review key areas of Ontario’s skilled trades system, within the mandate of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT), and provide […]
Streamlining Licence Renewals: Launching the Five-Year Licence!
The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) is pleased to announce that on July 1, 2016, ESA will change the process for Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC) and Master Electrician (ME) licence renewals […]
2016 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR OUTLOOK SURVEY
Electro-Federation Canada is conducting a study on the future needs and opportunities of Canadian electrical contractors. The results from this survey will be used to develop an industry report and […]
ESA WIRING FEES INCREASE | EFFECTIVE JANUARY 8, 2016
Effective January 8, 2016 all wiring fee items will increase by an average 1 per cent, after the adjustments below are taken into account: • All Service Reconnect fees […]
NTCCC | Prompt Payment and the Federal Election
The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) has taken steps in contacting all Federal Party Platform Leaders to make them aware of the pressing issue of delayed payments in […]
Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification Training Program
Effective: October 1st 2015, the CPO has established: 1) the new Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Certification Training Program Standard; 2) the new JHSC Certification Training Provider […]
WSIB ANNOUNCES 2016 PREMIUM RATES
On August 27th the WSIB announced that for the third consecutive year employer premium rates will remain unchanged for 2016. In making the announcement WSIB Chair, Elizabeth Witmer noted […]
Reminder: New training requirements for working at heights
The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) has announced changes to Regulation 297/13: Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training that will come into effect on April 1, 2015. As of […]
PPO looks deeper at benefit plans
Prompt Payment Ontario (PPO) is undertaking a survey of multi-employer benefit plans to quantify the cost of damages stemming from delinquent payments, which will form part of the organization’s submission […]