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WSIB to give Ontario employers $2B in surplus funds

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says eligible businesses will be getting a s...

Government November 22, 2024

Ontario passes amendments to its Construction Act

Important amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act (OCA) received Royal Assent o...

Government November 21, 2024

Ontario invests $13 million in early mineral exploration

TIMMINS, ONT. – The Province of Ontario is investing $13 million through the Ont...

Government , Resource November 19, 2024

Feds announce $25M for green shipping projects in Ontario

WINDSOR, ONT. — Up to $25.2 million has been allotted for four projects by the f...

Government , Projects November 19, 2024

UBC on receiving end of $9M to help 1,500 construction workers with certification

OTTAWA — The Government of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has announced it is investing in 1,500 interna...

Government , Labour November 19, 2024

Risk management in procurement and construction projects

Managing risk on major construction projects can be a delicate balance of severa...

Government November 19, 2024

Letter to the Editor: Investment tax credit program amounts to more red tape

  To the Editor: There’s an old adage that if something sounds too good t...

Associations , Government November 18, 2024

Workers say goodbye to an almost-empty Ontario Science Centre as repairs get underway

TORONTO — As the sun shone on an unusually warm day at the end of October, Emma...

Government , Projects November 18, 2024

Seven-unit affordable housing project for women opens in Longueuil

LONGUEUIL, QUE. — The governments of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Quebec along with the City of Lo...

Government , Projects November 18, 2024

Toronto staff peg cost of provincially ordered bike lane removals at $48M

TORONTO — City of Toronto staff are estimating that the Ontario government's pla...

Government , Infrastructure November 15, 2024

Federal immigration plans undermining what Ontario has done to tackle labour shortage

Despite efforts undertaken by all three levels of government, times are tough fo...

Government , Labour November 15, 2024

Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 11 to 15

Your top DCN headlines this week feature news two buildings partially collapsed...

Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects November 15, 2024

Arbitration privacy versus confidentiality

SOS Marine Inc., a Québec-based maritime service company, was contracted by M/V...

Government November 14, 2024

TruGrp v Karmina follow-up: Returning clarity and certainty to the use of letters of credit to vacate construction liens

In the Ontario Superior Court’s decision of TruGrp v Karmina, 2024 ONSC 2165 (se...

Government November 14, 2024

Ontario to launch second round of Skills Development Fund at $74M

ORO-MEDONTE, ONT. — The second round of Ontario’s Skills Development Fund (SDF)...

Government November 13, 2024

‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks

VANCOUVER — The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia...

Government , Labour November 12, 2024

Leadership in procurement creates bottom line profits

One responsibility of a procurement leader is to improve the organization that h...

Government November 12, 2024

Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO

OTTAWA — The federal government faces a potential loss on the sale of the Trans...

Government , Infrastructure November 11, 2024

Toronto commemorates No. 2 Construction Battalion

TORONTO — The City of Toronto recently commemorated the No. 2 Construction Batta...

Government November 11, 2024

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 November 8, 2024

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 November 7, 2024

Toronto report recommends fee reductions, other steps to create new rentals

TORONTO — City of Toronto staff have issued a report recommending steps the city...

Government November 7, 2024

Supplier creditors must be prepared when faced with insolvencies

Financial insolvency can open up a Pandora’s Box of issues for contractors, subc...

Government November 7, 2024

BREAKING: Justin Trudeau congratulates Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential win

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended congratulations to Donald Trump...

Government November 6, 2024

Provincial engineers allege Ontario government is unlawfully locking them out

TORONTO - Ontario government engineers participating in rotating strikes that in...

Government , Labour November 5, 2024

Coalition Against New Home Taxes creates board game to drive home excess taxes message

TORONTO — A coalition of Canadian homebuilders, the Coalition Against New Home T...

Government November 5, 2024

Minimizing the chance of mistakes in the procurement process

To maximize your overall profits you need to minimize the potential mistakes in...

Government November 5, 2024

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 November 4, 2024

White to succeed Young as STO CEO

TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is appointing Candice White as...

Government , Labour November 4, 2024

Fifth Working for Workers Act receives Royal Assent

TORONTO — Ontario’s fifth Working for Workers Act has received Royal Assent The...

Government November 1, 2024

Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 28 to Nov. 1

Your top DCN headlines this week feature a story from the recent Ontario Buildin...

Government , Labour , Projects November 1, 2024

Engineering executive receives 14-month sentence for rigging bids for Québec City contracts

GATINEAU, QUE. — André Côté, a former executive for engineering firm Roche ltée,...

Government October 31, 2024

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