Please find attached the presentation deck, for your reference and to pass along to colleagues or members of your...

The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Construction and Design Alliance of Ontariois conducting with the...

Updating on our October 25th bulletin (below) the province, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health,...

On Thursday, November 4th, the Government of Ontario released its Fall Economic Statement (FES), which included a...

Contractors that engage in five safety practices are six times safer than the industry average, according to a report...

Amendments to Ontario Highway Traffic Act (HTA) Regulation 555/06 (Hours of Service) have been approved and will come...

On October 21st, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development hosted a webinar small business. The purpose...

On Tuesday, November 30 at 12:00pm., the Ontario Water Works Association will be hosting a webinar focusing on various...

The Ministry is providing a series of webinars on several topics through late October and November, as an opportunity...

The City of Toronto has announced that it will be putting in place a mandatory vaccination requirement on select...

The GTSWCA is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2021 Scholarship Program. The intent of this award program is...

WSIB Premiums Rates for contractors classified under the G2 – Infrastructure Contractors rate class will be $2.10 in...

The Ministry of Labour Training & Skills Development Skills Development Fund offers funding to organizations for...

On September 28th Construct Connect hosted its 37th annual CanaData conference. CanaData 2021's 2-day virtual...

The March 24th budget announcement contained a commitment to develop an "Online COVID‐19 safety plan builder that...

The Region of Peel would like to share the following and attached information with GTSWCA members regarding...

Enbridge has recently published a new standard for third-party operators working in the vicinity of its...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has retained power. His Liberal Party will form the next federal government.

As you are aware, September 30th has been proclaimed by the federal government as National Truth and Reconciliation Day...

The OSWCA along with its industry partner have launched a survey to better understand vaccination rates in our...

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Health Canada have produced a tool kit for employers titled:...

The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Park has released applications for Pandemic Related Temporary Regulatory...

On September 14th, 2021, the provincial government released its guidance plan to support proof of vaccination...

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 GTSWCA Scholarship Program. GTSWCA will provide a total of 10...

On September 1, the Government of Ontario announced that it will be introducing a proof of vaccination system (vaccine...

On September 1st, the Ontario Government announced that it will be extending the Ontario Income Protection Benefit...

On August 8th the Provincial Government announced the GO-VAXX bus. The initiative is a partnership between the province...

The Ministry of Transportation has published a discussion paper on the regional transit plans for the Greater Golden...

The WSIB has released new information about for businesses that deferred amounts under the WSIB's Financial Relief...

A number of municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area have reached out to the GTSWCA in recent weeks to express...

An issue that GTSWCA receives consistent feedback on from members is the need for more workers in the sewer and...

The City of Toronto is considering implementing mandatory underground infrastructure damage prevention training for all...

According to a study by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) and the University of...

Getting vaccinated is critical to protecting yourself, your family and those who are most vulnerable in your community....

EllisDon Construction Ltd. required all persons entering affected job sites to provide a negative Covid-19 rapid...

The OSWCA continues to encourage members to lodge complaints for their late locates through the Ontario One Call online...

On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to require employers to provide...

In 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Park watermain disinfection procedure was amended to require...

A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice's decision in Crosslinx v. Ontario Infrastructure, 2021 ONSC 3567, finds...

The Government of Ontario has announced its plans for reopening the province and gradually lifting the current economic...

The Region of Peel has informed the GTSWCA that it will be requiring contractors bidding on its projects to have a paid...

To help stem the tide of the third wave and prevent workplace outbreaks, the government of Ontario has launched a new...

The Provincial government has extended the Stay-at-Home Order (O. Reg. 265/21) until June 2, 2021. All public health...

In January 2020, the MTO established a new methodology for how it calculates its OPS127 Equipment Rental Rates. Due to...

As of May 11th 2021 individuals with at-risk health conditions, as well as Group Two (which includes Sewer and...

A major disruption is occurring in the construction supply chain across all sectors and all geographic regions of the...

The provincial government has introduced a new provincial paid sick day's benefit program.

The 2021 federal Budget has introduced several changes to Canada's immigration system that will have implications for...

Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association applauds the federal government's plan to get Canadians back to...

The Ontario government is strengthening enforcement of the province's Stay-at-Home order while imposing new travel...

The Ontario government will begin targeted provincewide inspections of construction sites beginning Friday, April 16th,...

The Ontario government is immediately declaring a third provincial emergency under s.7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency...

In an effort to help employers to educate their workforces on racial discrimination in the construction industry, the...

The provincial government will be imposing a 4-week emergency break for all 34 Public Health Unit Regions. This...

The OSWCA provided the attached submission, recognizing that part of this Act seeks to expedite the delivery of utility...

The OSWCA applauds the Provincial governments commitments to continue building sewer, watermain, and stormwater...

GTSWCA welcomes Steven Crombie to its staff as the new Manager of Government Relations and Public Affairs. He will work...

The Government of Ontario has added construction industry workers to their phase 2 priority list for COVID-19 Vaccines....

On March 24, the Government of Ontario tabled its 2021 budget, Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting People's Health and...

Since the beginning of January, the OSWCA has met with dozens of federal and provincial politicians, Ministerial staff,...

All employers must update their screening policies and practices to account for new questions to be asked as part of...

The province has updated its vaccine rollout plan as new vaccines have now been approved for distribution in Canada....

Due to manufacturing disruptions in the United States and Mexico, there is a major global shortage of resin which is...

GTSWCA commissioned an excess soils study through WSP to help establish the benefits of reusing excess soils and...

In response to the new Ontario Regulation 406/19, On Site and Excess Soil Management, the Ontario Environment Industry...

The Ministry of Labour has updated Occupational Health and Safety guidelines for construction companies operating...

The federal and provincial governments have publicly stated they will not, at the present time, make inoculation with...

Check out our latest video on the new Excess Soils Regulation touching on what to watch for in your contracts. All in...

We have partnered with the RCCAO on an intensive lobbying campaign to secure funding for municipalities to help balance...

The Ministry of Labour has updated its Occupational Health and Safety guidelines for construction companies operating...

On Tuesday, January 12, the Government of Ontario announced that it would instituting enhanced lockdown measures across...

The province has appointed three Youth Advisors to help to attract more youth into careers in the skilled trades. To...