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Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news construction is slated to start on the massive Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel project; we examine the pros and cons of BC Building Code changes to single egress stairs; business groups highlight the massive...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
B.C.’s new cabinet will be sworn in Nov. 18
VICTORIA – Preparations are underway for a new B.C. cabinet, re-elected Premier...
Government
CCA encouraged by amendments to Alberta’s Prompt Payment, Public Works Acts
CALGARY, ALTA. — Proposed amendments to Alberta’s Prompt Payment and Constructio...
Associations , Government
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Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news construction is slated to start on...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
B.C.’s new cabinet will be sworn in Nov. 18
VICTORIA – Preparations are underway for a new B.C. cabinet, re-elected Premier...
Government
CCA encouraged by amendments to Alberta’s Prompt Payment, Public Works Acts
CALGARY, ALTA. — Proposed amendments to Alberta’s Prompt Payment and Constructio...
Associations , Government
Trucking, construction expect ‘labour crisis’ with new temporary worker rules
OTTAWA — Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in troub...
Government , Labour
Supplier creditors must be prepared when faced with insolvencies
Financial insolvency can open up a Pandora’s Box of issues for contractors, subc...
Government
BREAKING: Justin Trudeau congratulates Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential win
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended congratulations to Donald Trump...
Government
Five things to know about the proposed emissions cap on oil and gas production
OTTAWA — The federal government has published new draft regulations that will fo...
Government , Resource
Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' prem...
Government
Are recent BC Building Code changes to single egress stairs playing with fire?
The BC Building Code (BCBC) was changed recently to allow single egress stair (S...
Government , Projects
Feds put $727,500 towards Thompson Okanagan recreation infrastructure
KELOWNA, B.C. – The federal government is funding $727,500 through the Pacific E...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 28 to Nov. 1
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news the first of six units has begun g...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Strickland outlines ‘game-changing’ wage requirements in new tax credits regime
A proposed new wave of green technology projects that could soon be launched acr...
Government , Labour
Legal Notes: Intellectual Property extends to construction and needs protection
Although it may not have been a consideration in the past, Intellectual Property...
Government
Saskatchewan Party wins fifth straight majority government, Scott Moe back as premier
Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party won a fifth consecutive majority go...
Government
B.C. NDP wins razor-thin majority after marathon vote count; two recounts pending
VICTORIA, B.C. - The New Democrats and Premier David Eby were on track to win a...
Government
Alberta unveils updated Accessibility Design Guide
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta has released an updated Accessibility Desig...
Government
NDP wins British Columbia election, The Canadian Press projects
The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form government in British Columbia,...
Government
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government...
Government , Infrastructure
Federal Procurement Ombud releases 2023-2024 annual report
OTTAWA – Federal Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic has released his Annual Repo...
Government
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 21 to 25
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on demolition robots and how th...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
Legal Notes: Adjudicators and courts engage in a slow dance towards familiarity
The term “procedural fairness” during the adjudication process is being heard th...
Government
Climate and Construction: High fees for excess soil registration may discourage compliance
Ontario’s Excess Soil legislation, known in the industry as 406/19, dictates the...
Government
B.C. construction leaders take wait-and-see approach after uncertain provincial election result
With no clear winner in the recent British Columbia provincial election, constru...
Associations , Government
Federal, Alberta governments commit $50M to energy management in industrial facilities
CALGARY – The Government of Alberta and Natural Resources Canada are putting $50...
Government , Resource
Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what’s next?
CALGARY - Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expan...
Government , Resource
B.C.’s final election result won’t be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
VANCOUVER — The final results of British Columbia's weekend election won't be kn...
Government
Manitoba to make zoning bylaw revision easier
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has introduced legislation to accelerate b...
Government
B.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no...
Government
Federal and provincial governments pledge $5.5 million for Jasper tourism attraction
JASPER, ALTA. - The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5...
Government
Long-promised flood-prevention project in Manitoba under review with no timeline
WINNIPEG, MAN. - A long-promised $600-million flood prevention project in Manito...
Government , Infrastructure
HAVAN concludes more than 73,000 homes unbuilt in Metro Vancouver due to DCCs
Development cost charges (DCCs) across the Metro Vancouver and regional district...
Government , Projects
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Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister
VANCOUVER — Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labo...
Labour
HAVAN kicks off 30th annual Coats for Kids Drive
VANCOUVER — HAVAN’s 30th annual Coats for Kids campaign is officially underway....
Associations
Pembina Pipeline seeing increased interest from potential Cedar LNG suppliers: CEO
CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has seen an uptick in interest from pot...
Economic , Resource
Design approved for False Creek’s East Park
VANCOUVER — Designs have been approved for the first phase of East Park, a new w...
Infrastructure
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
No talks scheduled in standoff between employers, union in B.C. port lockout
VANCOUVER — British Columbia port employers say they may be "required to reasses...
Labour
B.C.’s new cabinet will be sworn in Nov. 18
VICTORIA – Preparations are underway for a new B.C. cabinet, re-elected Premier...
Government
Fraser Valley home sales increase for first time in five months
SURREY, B.C. — The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is reporting 1,330 sales in O...