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WSIB announces extension of excellence program benefits
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced that recently unveiled small business benefits are now available through 2023. The benefits for smaller businesses through the WSIB’s Health and Safety Excellence program were first announced in June 2022. The board is now providing businesses with up to 99 full-time employees more time to take advantage of the added incentives, stated a release. As a result, businesses can earn double the rebates in both 2022 and 2023 and receive $1,000 towards their health and safety plan in both 2022 and 2023.
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Orlando Corporation donates $75 million to build hospitals in GTA
Orlando Corporation is donating $50 million to Scarborough Health Network’s (SHN) Birchmount Hospital and $25 million to the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH).
The $50-million gift will help fund the Birchmount Hospital redevelopment and create the Orlando Corporation Emergency Department. It will also improve access to mental health care, by creating the Orlando Corporation Mental Health Centre of Excellence across SHN.
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Construction sector grapples with inflation and labour shortage
A 2022 report titled, “The Real Economy, Canada,” found that while most industries gained jobs, the construction industry lost over 23,000 in April and June, despite the pent-up demand in the overall labour market.
Rising interest rates, combined with inflation, is threatening to put a lid on housing construction for the foreseeable future, potentially worsening the housing affordability crisis in Canada. The report predicts Canada could enter recession in the beginning of 2023, due to inflation and an increasing unemployment rate, compounded by labour and housing shortages, despite recent positive economic activity.
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Canadian building permits increase 11.9% in August
The total permit value of the non-residential sector increased 11.8% to $4.0 billion in August.
The value of building permits in the industrial component rebounded with an increase of 18.1%. Saskatchewan sharply increased by 77.7% with three permits over $5 million. Nova Scotia also had a notable increase with a variety of smaller permits.
Institutional permit values sharply increased by 39.1%, mainly due to Ontario (+224.2%). Permits for a new school in Hamilton and a new building for the George Brown college in Toronto were behind much of the increase.
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Major construction of correctional facilities expansion projects completed
Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of the Solicitor General announced that construction of the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre and Kenora Jail expansion projects has reached substantial performance.
Substantial performance is a key milestone that signifies the completion of all major construction and gives the Ministry of the Solicitor General access to the new spaces to begin preparing for occupancy. Over the next few months, the Ministry of the Solicitor General will prepare the facilities to open in fall 2022.
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Toronto firm’s project to tackle TO’s lack of affordable housing
A new proposed development, designed by Sweeny&Co Architects, aims to alleviate the housing crisis in Toronto, Ontario, by building four towers containing a mix of 1400 condos and rental units; with 70 per cent of them designed to be affordable.
The mixed-use development, to be built at the corner of Black Creek Drive and Lawrence Avenue West, will cover nearly 92,903 m2 (1 million sf) of land. Currently, the site is a 1.4-ha (3.5-acre) strip mall plaza.
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EllisDon/PCL team submits proposal for Trillium redevelopment project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has announced that one proposal was submitted upon closing of the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage for the Trillium Health Partners (THP) long-term redevelopment project.
The proposal includes the Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital. IO announced recently that EllisDon + PCL Health Care Partners submitted their proposal by the RFP deadline.
The two-phase RFP process began in April 2022. The new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital will include the full replacement of the existing hospital site, a new emergency department, new advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, a new pharmacy and clinical laboratory and a parking structure.
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How Canada’s empty offices could get a second chance
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant short- and long-term changes to the way people live, play and, especially, work.
While some aspects of pre-pandemic life – like socializing indoors without a mask and travelling – have made a comeback, offices across the country have yet to return to their pre-pandemic occupancy rates.
Whether companies will abandon the remote and hybrid workplace models that became popular during the pandemic is to be determined. But two things are clear: Office vacancy rates have been rising since the beginning of the pandemic and office-to-residential conversions are becoming more common in mid-size and large Canadian cities.
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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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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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Have you purchase your tickets yet?
Our 78th Annual Christmas Luncheon tickets are selling fast! Don't wait - grab yours today! Plenty of sponsorship packages are available for purchase. Click here for the full details and to register now!
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TCA Members' FREE Networking Workshop
You can RSVP NOW for our next free networking workshop, taking place in person on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. This is an excellent opportunity to reconnect with your industry peers and continue to grow your business. Click here to RSVP and for the full details.
**Please note that this is a members only event.**
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Exclusive Discount for TCA Members on publishing Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) in the Daily Commercial News (DCN)! | | |
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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.**
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Faith Chen, Senior Manager, TCIC/Professional Development
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