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TCA 30th Annual Members' Day
May 14, 2025
TCA YCL Presents A Mother's Day Panel: Working Moms: Strength in Both Worlds
May 22. 2025 - Old Mill
TCA Golf Tournament 2025
May 29, 2025
Members Networking Workshop
June 24, 2025 - TCA Office
YCL Annual Boat Cruise
June 2025 - Yankee Lady
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Education and Professional Development
One of the core benefits of a TCA membership is the opportunity to advance your professional standing and qualifications in an industry characterized by stiff competition.
TCA offers several avenues for ongoing professional development through our educational arm.
Delivering relevant course content that meets your professional and business needs, TCIC sample courses include: Construction 101, Fundamentals of Construction Management, Blueprint Reading and Estimating, Construction Law and Construction Project Close Out, in addition to our in-class courses we are now offering e-learning.
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Mississauga tops 100,000 building inspections
Mississauga building officials completed more than 104,000 inspections in 2024, up almost 10 per cent from the previous year.
During the month of May, the City of Mississauga is joining with other communities around the world to recognize Building Safety Month.
With 2025 marking the 50th anniversary of the Ontario Building Code, the city wanted to recognize the code’s important role in creating uniform building standards and the critical role building officials play.
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City of Toronto reports significant progress on infrastructure backlog
The City of Toronto released its 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan (AMP), that outlines how recent strategic actions to invest in infrastructure renewal are expected to reduce the City’s infrastructure backlog and improve service reliability for residents in the years ahead. The City’s 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan has a broader scope than previous plans, reporting on the future state of City assets, the cost to achieve proposed levels of service to meet growing demand and population growth, includes both core and non-core assets, considers their full lifecycle costs and identifies potential funding strategies.
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Advancing mass timber: Risk mitigation and insurance strategies for a thriving sector
The Canadian mass timber industry has been making great strides forward, but it has been kept from growing even faster by challenges it faces in procuring reasonably priced insurance and financing.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) Renewable Cities recently released a guide that describes these challenges.
Titled, Advancing Mass Timber/Risk mitigation and insurance strategies for a thriving sector, the guide presents three what it calls pathways “to help address risks, improve insurability and support a thriving mass timber industry.”
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Aecon, Kiewit partnership awarded contract for execution phase of Darlington New Nuclear Project
Aecon Kiewit Nuclear Partners, a partnership between Aecon and Kiewit Nuclear Canada, has been awarded an alliance construction contract by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for the execution phase on the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) in Clarington, Ont.
According to a press release, Aecon’s share of the contract is valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
Being executed under an Integrated Project Delivery model, the partners will work with OPG, GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and AtkinsRéalis to deliver North America’s first grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR).
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Ontario approves construction of Canada’s first small modular reactor
The Government of Ontario has approved Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to begin construction on the first of four small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington nuclear site.
Once complete, this SMR will be the first of its kind in the G7, producing enough reliable, affordable and clean electricity to power the equivalent of 300,000 homes, supporting thousands of good-paying jobs across the province and helping secure Ontario’s energy supply for decades to come.
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Ontario expanding Skills Development Fund by nearly $1 billion over three years
Due mainly to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, the Ontario government has announced it is expanding its Skills Development Fund (SDF) by nearly $1 billion over the next three years, for a total of $2.5 billion.
The funding will go towards training and reskilling Ontario workers, including those directly impacted by layoffs resulting from tariffs, states a release.
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Celebrating 25 Years as One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
We are proud to share that Graham has once again been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies—marking our 25th consecutive year on the list.
This remarkable milestone is more than just a number. It reflects the strength of our employee-ownership model, our commitment to operational excellence, and the dedication of our incredible team. Graham is proudly 100% employee-owned, and that ownership mindset drives a deep sense of accountability and pride in everything we do.
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Toronto Metropolitan University begins construction on Student Wellbeing Centre
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) officially broke ground to begin construction on its innovative new Student Wellbeing Centre. This addition to the downtown campus will consolidate the university’s well-being services under one roof, improving access for the university community.
The TMU student body committed to the creation of the Student Wellbeing Centre by agreeing to an updated health and well-being fee in a 2022 referendum.
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TCA Member Spotlight
Get your company in front of like-minded industry colleagues and grow your network and business opportunities! Click here, to learn more and to complete the application form.
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Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin
Advertise your products and service in TCA's Weekly E-Connect bulletin. This email blast is sent to the members on Tuesday morning of each week. Please visit our website, or contact Vishawn Thompson for details.
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NATT Safety Services has grown to be the largest confined space rescue provider and in-house training facility in Northern Ontario. NATT Safety Services supplies a wide range of safety training including Working at Heights, Confined Space, Power Elevated Work Platform, Rope Rescue among many others.
For more information please visit: https://nattsafety.com
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TCA's 30th Annual Members' Day | Tomorrow - May 14, 2025
TCA's Members' Day offers a unique opportunity to network with key decision makers, grow your business, and most importantly, raise awareness about your company's product(s) / service(s).
FOR TCA MEMBERS ONLY
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Registration Now! Don’t miss out — limited spots available!
TCA’s Young Construction Leaders (YCL) Committee Presents…
Working Moms: Strength in Both Worlds Panel Discussion - Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Golf Play Tickets Are Sold Out! Dinner and Plenty of Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
TCA Annual Golf Tournament: Thursday, May 29, 2025
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