July 29, 2025


IN THIS ISSUE:


  • Upcoming TCA Events
  • Advertise in our weekly bulletin
  • TCA Member Benefit
  • Industry News
  • TCA Member Spotlight
  • Important TCA Updates
  • Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) - TCA Member discount
  • TCIC Upcoming Courses
 
 
 


UPCOMING EVENTS


TCA Boat Cruise 2025 (SIGN UP NOW)

June 26, 2025 - Yankee Lady


TCA Women's Golf 2025 (REGISTER NOW)

September 10, 2025 - Angus Glen



TCA MEMBER BENEFIT

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.


INDUSTRY NEWS

 

Ontario ICI stakeholders hail strike-free bargaining season


Ontario’s ICI construction sector has wrapped up its most recent round of provincial contract negotiations with labour peace, no work stoppages and wage increases in the seven-to 10-per-cent range over three years.


The outcome represents a marked improvement over the last bargaining season, in 2022, when there were five strikes and nine times unionized workers voted to reject proposed contracts.



Click here, to read the full news article.

Canada’s Construction Leaders to Unite at Inaugural Best Practices Symposium


Construction leaders from across Canada will gather in Toronto from October 30–31, 2025 for the inaugural Best Practices in Construction Symposium, hosted by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA). This first-of-its-kind national event is designed to equip construction professionals with actionable tools, expert strategies, and innovative practices that can immediately improve project delivery.




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Ontario building new bridge and overpass on Hwy. 401 near Port Hope


The Government of Ontario is replacing the Highway 401 Choate Road Overpass and Ganaraska River Bridge as part of its plan to accommodate the future widening of Highway 401 near Port Hope.


In addition to replacing the Choate Road Overpass and Ganaraska River Bridge, work will also be carried out to resurface Highway 401 west of County Road 2/Toronto Road to east of Cranberry Road.


In eastern Ontario, the province has replaced 20 bridges that will accommodate future widening of Highway 401.


Click here, to read the full news article.

OpenROM project carefully progresses around valuable objects and visitors


A small army of construction trades is working on a multi-year project that will substantially transform the various levels and Bloor Street entranceway of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto.


The $130-million venture, officially dubbed OpenROM, started in February 2024 and will take about three years to complete. It will renovate 86,000 square feet on the main floor and create more than 6,000 additional square feet of new gallery space on the second and third levels.




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Early works construction begins at Oak Valley Health’s Uxbridge Hospital


Oak Valley Health (OVH) announced that early works construction of the new Uxbridge Hospital is officially underway, marking a major milestone in the transformation of health care in Uxbridge.


Joined by Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones, and MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge Peter Bethlenfalvy, Oak Valley Health president and CEO Mark Fam, and vice president and COO Elena Pacheco, gathered at the future hospital site for a kick-off ceremony — complete with hard hats and shovels — to celebrate the start of early works construction.


Funding provided by the Ontario Government allows OVH begin early works construction to ready the site for the creation of a larger, state-of-the-art space to expand services and ensure the hospital can continue to meet the needs of Uxbridge’s growing community.


Click here, to read the full news article.

Ground broken on $750M major purpose-built housing project in Scarborough


The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced it is supporting the construction of 1,285 new rental homes, situated on a 3.4-acre parcel of land on the west side of Oxford Properties Group’s Scarborough Town Centre (STC) shopping mall, with an investment of over $650 million through the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP).


Scarborough’s first major purpose-built rental development in over a generation, which will be named Alta, will consist of three 45, 35, and 41-storey residential towers made up of 1,285 purpose-built rental units, 268 of which are affordable, with the aim of delivering critically needed housing in a historically undersupplied area for people at a variety of different price points.




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Infrastructure Boom at Risk: New Data Warns of Budget Creep, Inefficiencies and Costly Rework in the Construction Sector


As global construction demand surges to record highs, new research from Revizto, the leading integrated collaboration platform for architecture, engineering, construction and operations (AECO), exposes a critical crossroads for the $13 trillion global industry. While investment in infrastructure, data centers, and public projects are booming, the construction industry is being increasingly threatened by mounting inefficiencies, spiraling budgets, and costly rework-challenges driven by outdated practices and disconnected technologies that hinder collaboration. 





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North America’s first mass timber Passive House affordable housing project completed in Hamilton


CityHousing Hamilton announced the official opening of 1620 Main St. E., a six-storey, 42-unit affordable housing project delivered in partnership with mcCallumSather.


The building is the first of its kind in North America to combine Canadian-sourced mass timber construction with Passive House certification in an affordable housing context. Designed and constructed through an integrated design-build model, the project offers a replicable approach to delivering high-performance housing quickly, efficiently, and with long-term value for residents and municipalities alike.


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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.

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.



Don't Miss Out—Tickets are on Sale Now!


TCA 2025 Boat Cruise—Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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Purchase Your Tickets Today and Join Us on the Greens!


TCA 2025 Women's Golf Day—Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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Exclusive Discount for TCA Members on publishing Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) in the Daily Commercial News (DCN)!

All certificates and notices published in the Daily Commercial News (DCN) are a flat fee of $300 (plus tax). Special Affinity Pricing of $200 per certificate is available to all ConstructConnect subscribers and TCA members.

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**IMPORTANT: To apply the discount, please mention the offer at the time of order placement.**

 

TCIC Upcoming Courses

Excel for Construction – Basic (2 Gold Seal credits)

Aug. 13 & 20 | Wednesday | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST


Microsoft Project 4-Webinar Series (5 Gold Seal credits)

Aug. 19, 21, 26 & 28 | Tuesday & Thursday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST


In-person class Lean Pull Planning (Lean Construction – a

Last Planner™ Simulation) (2 Gold Seal credits)

Aug. 20 | Wednesday | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM EST


Evening class Effective Tools, Techniques & Models for Project Management

Aug. 20 & 27 | Wednesday | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST


Construction Industry Ethics (3 Gold Seal credits)

Sept. 3 & 4 | Wednesday & Thursday | 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST


For more details, please click here, or contact: 

Faith Chen, Senior Manager, TCIC/Professional Development

fchen@tcaconnect.com

 
 
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