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June 2009 Quick Links TCA Website TCIC Website Advantage Club Classifieds Document Centre Plans Room / EPR Job Postings Photo Gallery Resource Centre TCA members are automatically members of the above National & Provincial associations. Click images for more details. Past Events TCA 2009 Annual Golf Classic was held at The Club at Bond Head and Copper Creek Golf Club on Thursday, May 21, 2009. The weather was beautiful and everyone had a great time! A message from John Mollenhauer, TCA President Near Term Forecast To say we live in interesting times is obviously a classic understatement. Who would have imagined, for instance, that Ottawa and Queen's Park would collectively own 12% of GM or that Canada's largest insurance company (WSIB) would have a $14 billion unfunded liability; and who in their right mind would have believed that George Bush and Bill Clinton would share a stage and actually agree on a global agenda. No wonder economists are confused. The good news, if good news is possible during these uncertain times, is that a growing number of economists believe that the worst of the current global economic collapse is behind us. The not-so-good news is that the full impact of a troubled economy to the ICI construction industry is arguably 6 - 12 months later. As a result, I'm afraid our forecast for the coming months, despite the optimism among economists, is that most TCA members will likely see things get a little worse before they get better. Thankfully, however, Statistics Canada reports that we have far fewer corporate bankruptcies than in either of the last two recessions and what doesn't kill us will ultimately make us stronger. As always, don't hesitate to call if we can help. In The News Infrastructure Funding Announced for Ontario and Newfoundland/Labrador.....compliments of CCA Details were released May 25th regarding federal funding under the Knowledge Infrastructure Program for university and college infrastructure in the Provinces of Ontario and Newfoundland & Labrador. This two-year $2 billion Program was part of the January 2009 Federal Budget infrastructure stimulus measures. This brings the total federal commitment announced to date to just over $1.2 billion. For full release click the following: Part 1 , Part 2 & Part 3 (Ontario Colleges & Universities). DCN - Ontario's skilled labour mobility legislation raises concerns.....compliments of COCA Provincial legislation to allow full labour mobility of skilled workers into Ontario is well intentioned, but acceptable qualification standards are still an area of concern for some construction stakeholders.. For full release click here . "Interested in Federal Public Work? Do you have your security clearances?" Information session by PWGSC on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. @ Toronto Construction Association - Richmond Hill, ON. To do any work on a federal building today requires as a minimum that contractors (both prime and subcontractors) obtain a company security clearance known as a Designated Organizational Screening (DOS). Please click here to register and for more information . With Billions of dollars of Federal Infrastructure work coming soon, we will help you get ahead of the curve so you aren't left behind. Sign up today. BIM Integration Tour a spectacular success on Toronto stop Page 1 of 7 TCA e-Connect - June 2009 6/3/2009 mhtml:file://C:\Documents and Settings\mjones\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Co...
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June 2009
Quick Links
TCA WebsiteTCIC WebsiteAdvantage ClubClassifiedsDocument CentrePlans Room / EPRJob PostingsPhoto Gallery
Resource Centre
TCA members are automatically members of
the above National & Provincial associations. Click images for more
details.
Past Events
TCA 2009 Annual Golf Classic was held at The Club at Bond Head and Copper Creek Golf Club on Thursday, May 21, 2009. The weather was beautiful and everyone had a great time!
A message from John Mollenhauer, TCA President Near Term Forecast To say we live in interesting times is obviously a classic understatement. Who would have imagined, for instance, that Ottawa and Queen's Park would collectively own 12% of GM or that Canada's largest insurance company (WSIB) would have a $14 billion unfunded liability; and who in their right mind would have believed that George Bush and Bill Clinton would share a stage and actually agree on a global agenda. No wonder economists are confused.The good news, if good news is possible during these uncertain times, is that a growing number of economists believe that the worst of the current global economic collapse is behind us. The not-so-good news is that the full impact of a troubled economy to the ICI construction industry is arguably 6 - 12 months later. As a result, I'm afraid our forecast for the coming months, despite the optimism among economists, is that most TCA members will likely see things get a little worse before they get better. Thankfully, however, Statistics Canada reports that we have far fewer corporate bankruptcies than in either of the last two recessions and what doesn't kill us will ultimately make us stronger.As always, don't hesitate to call if we can help.
In The News
Infrastructure Funding Announced for Ontario and Newfoundland/Labrador.....compliments of CCA
Details were released May 25th regarding federal funding under the Knowledge Infrastructure Program for university and college infrastructure in the Provinces of Ontario and Newfoundland & Labrador. This two-year $2 billion Program was part of the January 2009 Federal Budget infrastructure stimulus measures. This brings the total federal commitment announced to date to just over $1.2 billion. For full release click the following: Part 1 , Part 2 & Part 3 (Ontario Colleges & Universities).
DCN - Ontario's skilled labour mobility legislation raises concerns.....compliments of COCA
Provincial legislation to allow full labour mobility of skilled workers into Ontario is well intentioned, but acceptable qualification standards are still an area of concern for some construction stakeholders.. For full release click here.
"Interested in Federal Public Work? Do you have your security clearances?" Information session by PWGSC on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. @ Toronto Construction Association - Richmond Hill, ON. To do any work on a federal building today requires as a minimum that contractors (both prime and subcontractors) obtain a company security clearance known as a Designated Organizational Screening (DOS). Please click here to register and for more information. With Billions of dollars of Federal Infrastructure work coming soon, we will help you get ahead of the curve so you aren't left behind. Sign up today.
BIM Integration Tour a spectacular success on Toronto stop
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Congratulations to our grand prize winner Garth Walkden, winner of a Weekend for Two at Derhurst Resort.
Congratulations also to Maria-Anna Piorkowska, winner of the ladies lucky draw Spa Package at Elmwood Spa.
Please visit our Photo Gallery (link
above) to see additional photos of our 2009 Golf
Classic.
Thanks to the following
companies that sponsored a hole:Alliance Creative
Marketing
Alpha Oil Inc.
Belmont Concrete Finishing
Dineen Construction
Corp.
George Brown College
Graham Construction &
Engineering
Harris Rebar
Jacon Fire Protection Inc.
KIB Building Restoration Inc.
L.G.R. Tiles Ltd.
TCA recently partnered with Autodesk and others on a one day BIM Workshop which explored methods to Integrate Engineering, Construction and Architecture workflows.
Speakers included: Caesar Ruest - AutodeskIan Fairlie - Zeidler PartnershipDavid MacKeracher - The Mitchell PartnershipIan Trudeau - Halsall Structural EngineersThomas Strong - EllisDon
Over 100 people attended this standing room only event with tremendously positive feedback from all the attendees. Due to the success of this event and an overwhelming demand for a more hands on workshop, TCA has partnered with Autodesk to hold a one day, hands-on workshop on BIM for Construction the week of July 6th, 2009. Space will be strictly limited, so please register early by contacting Barb Mirsky at (416) 499-4000 ext. 101 or email at [email protected].
Upcoming Events
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Per-Form Construction Ltd.
RBG Inc.
Safe-T-Strap
Structform International Ltd.
Travelers Guarantee
Company of Canada
Tremco Canada
Tri-Phase Environmental
Inc.
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Click on image above for more information.
TCA 67th Annual Christmas Luncheon Friday, December 4, 2009MTCC - South Building, Exhibit Halls F & GREGISTRATION OPENS - OCTOBER 1, 2009
TCA Gala Dance - Mardi Gras Saturday, February 13, 2010 Liberty Grand Entertainment ComplexRESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW!
FREE on-site ENGLISH CLASSES for SKILLED TRADES offered by Toronto District School Board in partnership with the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. For more information click here.
Members Supporting Members
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Member's Day - May 13th, 2009 - Spectacular Success with great weather, fabulous presentations from our Keynote Speaker Craig Wright - RBC, and our Industry Panel (Ed Applebaum - Montgomery Sisam Architects, Kevin Skinner - PCL Constructors Inc., Joel Baker - SBLR LLP Chartered Accountants, Michael George - Trisura Guarantee Ins., &Sean Strickland - Ontario Construction Secretariat) with over 300 Members in Attendance.
Did you miss the fun? As a TCA member, some came by simply for the BBQ and cake, some came for the free beer, some came for seminars/forum, some were displaying for free inside or outside the Construction Centre and some were just networking. Click hereto find out how not to miss the fun again.....
To know how TCA can benefit your organization please contact:Polyanna Fok(416) 499-4000 ext. [email protected] Froese(416) 499-4000 ext. [email protected] Kettles, MCA(905) [email protected]
Education / Continuing Professional Development
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For more information on The Construction Institute of Canada and a list of 2009 course and seminar offerings click here or contact:Roxanne Drisdelle(416) 499-4000 ext. [email protected]
Ilmar Wallner - it is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Ilmar Wallner, who passed away on May 15, 2009. Ilmar was
a teacher of the Blueprint Reading & Estimating course for over 30 years. All the staff at TCA & TCIC extend our condolences to his
family.In lieu of flowers, donations in Ilmar's name can be made to Hart House Athletics or Innis College Student Scholarships. Cheques
payable to U of T should be forwarded to: Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3 or Innis College, 2 Sussex Avenue, Room
123, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5.
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TCA Advantage Club
To see how this exciting program can benefit you, become an Advantage Club member today. To view the many opportunities for significant discounts and special offers please click here.Top Five Business Petro Canada SuperpassPark N' FlyThriftyChrysler Poster One Top Five ConsumerGreat Wolf LodgePark N' FlyMark's Work WearhouseCanada's WonderlandCAA For more information contact:
David Froese (416) 499-4000 ext. 105 [email protected]
Project Bid Opportunities
The TCA & MCA Physical Plans Rooms are for contractors and suppliers to view construction drawings & specifications out for tender. We currently have in our Plans Room 75 active/open projects. Click here for a picture of project T-5320 - a new school located in Richmond Hill. This tender is closing on June 11, 2009. Pre-Bid Project Opportunties TCA is tracking public sector projects (Pre-Bid) such as the following list from Ontario's Colleges & Universities. For more information contact:Gloris Adolphus(416) 499-4000 ext. [email protected]
Sonja Kettles, MCA(905) [email protected]
The TCA Electronic Plans Room provides around-the-clock remote access to construction project drawings, specifications and addenda from the convenience of your office or home. For more information contact:Edwin Zeng(416) 499-4000 ext. [email protected]
Young Construction Executives' Club
To become a YCEC member or for more information click here or contact:
Lenore Villeneuve(416) 499-4000 ext. [email protected] For more information on the next breakfast/lunch sizzler or upcoming YCEC social events contact:Stacy Huang
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