Congratulations to Premier-designate @LDoerkson, and the B.C. Conservatives on your election win tonight! 🏗️ We look forward to your government ending restrictive bidding, and PCA will support that policy every step of the way. Fair. Open. Competitive. Let's get B.C. building. 🔗 Read PCA's full press release here: tinyurl.com/y6nv6zs5

📉 The lowering of WSIB premium rates for 2027 is welcome news! 👏 PCA applauds this reduction, which builds on significant savings delivered over the past several years and allows contractors to reinvest in strong health and safety programs, including worker safety training, to support safer workplaces and better safety outcomes 👷‍♂️

Yesterday, PCA welcomed our members to Edmonton for our largest Western Canada meeting to date - a full day of learning, discussion, and connection 🏗️🤝 We kicked things off with PCA’s first-ever Western Canada Labour Relations Summit, followed by an action-packed afternoon conference and an evening Networking Reception, held in partnership with CLAC, where industry partners and political guests had the opportunity to connect with our membership. 👏 Thank you to our members, speakers, partners, and guests who joined us and helped make the day a success! #ProgressiveConstruction #PCAEvents #WesternCanada

PCA welcomes the BC Conservatives’ commitment to end restrictive bidding on public construction projects and calls on other parties to follow suit. 🏗️ Fair and open tendering means more competition, more opportunities for qualified contractors and better value for taxpayers. 🔗 Read our full statement: tinyurl.com/y37uzm65 #FairAndOpenTendering #BCpoli #CanadianConstruction

🏗️Toronto is the only Ontario municipality that opted out of open tendering. Cardus estimates it costs up to $347M a year 💰 PCA’s Stephen Hamilton on why that matters beyond the city limits, in @TheHubCanada: tinyurl.com/5vkwv98k 🔗

🎙️ Canada’s Moment to Shine 🇨🇦 In the final instalment of PCA’s three-part series on tariffs and trade on the #ConstructiveThinking podcast, our President & CEO Paul de Jong is joined by Heather Exner-Pirot of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute to explore how Canada can unlock its resource potential through regulatory reform and international investment. 🔗 Tune in now: tinyurl.com/4m55vhw8

🤝 Each month, PCA highlights members of our Affiliate Network – organizations that provide meaningful services and support to our contractor community. Today, we’re featuring @DriverCheckCA! 🩺 DriverCheck is Canada’s leading provider of workplace medical testing and assessments, supporting thousands of employers in safety-sensitive industries, including construction 🏗️ With more than 1,200 clinics nationwide and hundreds of thousands of on-site and clinic-based medical tests performed each year, DriverCheck offers a range of occupational health and fitness-for-duty services, including drug and alcohol testing, pre-employment medicals, physical abilities testing, and on-site medical staffing solutions. 📅 On October 28, DriverCheck is hosting its annual Fitness for Duty Summit – a virtual, one-day event focused on the most pressing workplace challenges facing employers today. 🔗 Learn more about the Fitness for Duty Summit and register here: tinyurl.com/3zp42m4n

Today, PCA is grateful for the people who keep Canada building -  our members, partners, and the skilled tradespeople whose hard work, expertise, and dedication strengthen our industry and communities across the country. From all of us at PCA, we wish you and your families a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁

Yesterday, PCA and a delegation of our contractor members from across the country gathered in Ottawa to take our message to Parliament Hill 🇨🇦 Across more than 15 meetings with MPs, cabinet ministers, senators, and staff, we spent the day advocating for the progressive labour model and for Canada’s major projects to remain open and fair to all qualified workers. To #BuildCanadaStrong, we need all qualified contractors and skilled tradespeople to have the opportunity to work on major projects - regardless of labour affiliation. Canada’s infrastructure should be built safely, productively, and expertly, without excluding qualified workers 🏗️ Thank you to our members who joined us in Ottawa and helped bring the voice of progressive construction directly to Parliament Hill, and to the decision-makers who took the time to meet with us, including: @DanMuysMP, @BradleyVis, @KristinaTesserD, @A_Larouche_Shef, @freddaviescpc, @senatcarignan, @JohnPaulDanko, @AndrewScheer, @desrochersplc

In the face of tariffs and ongoing trade disputes, how can we build Canada strong? 🛠️🇨🇦 On the newest episode of the #ConstructiveThinking podcast, PCA's President & CEO, Paul de Jong, sits down with @BrianDijkema, President of @cardusca, to discuss the @CanadaGovRBX's Build Canada Strong initiative, and what it means within the context of our nation's labour supply and workforce mobility challenges. 🎙️ Tune in now: tinyurl.com/aru639xu #BuildCanadaStrong #ProgressiveConstruction #FairandOpenCanada

This week, PCA’s Regional Director of B.C., Dan Baxter, was featured in the Journal of Commerce, speaking about what B.C.’s construction industry needs as the province heads toward the October 24 election 🗳️ Dan highlighted the importance of competition, efficiency, and productivity in B.C.’s construction industry, as well as PCA’s continued advocacy for fair and open competition on publicly funded infrastructure 🏗️ 🔗 Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/5n923c4p #FairAndOpenBC #ProgressiveConstruction

PCA welcomes the Government of Canada's decision to designate Pacific Link as a project of national interest 🇨🇦 The project could strengthen Canada’s access to Asian markets while creating significant opportunities for Canadian contractors and skilled tradespeople. As the project moves forward, PCA will continue to advocate for fair, open, and competitive tendering that gives every qualified contractor - including our skilled and experienced members - a chance to compete 🏗️ 🔗 Read PCA's full statement here: tinyurl.com/5chzskxd #FairandOpenConstruction #ProgressiveConstruction #PacificLink

Rounding out PCA's fall webinar lineup, we are excited to announce the B.C. Construction Labour Relations 101 series - with the first instalment happening today! 🏗️ Across three sessions, participants will hear from subject matter expert Craig Munroe of Crawford Munroe Thomson LLP about the legislation, processes, and key considerations that shape British Columbia's distinct construction labour relations landscape. This webinar series is designed for contractors, field and project managers, HR professionals, and those responsible for managing or dispatching labour. Interested in joining us for today’s session? There’s still time to register! 📩 PCA Members: Check your inbox for registration details and join us for all three sessions at no cost! #PCAEvents #ProgressiveConstruction #BCLabourRelations

🟠 Today, PCA recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day provides an important opportunity to reflect, deepen our understanding of the histories and experiences of Indigenous Peoples, and recognize the ongoing work of reconciliation across Canada. Through continued learning, meaningful dialogue and stronger relationships, we can all contribute to continued progress toward reconciliation. #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

Last week, PCA’s Jason Tucker attended a luncheon by The Canadian Club of Ottawa to hear from Minister of National Defence, @DavidMcGuinty 🇨🇦 Minister McGuinty is right - economic capacity and defence capacity are one and the same. Canada’s defence strategy relies on three engines: its people, its industrial capacity, and its partners. At PCA, we agree that strengthening Canada’s defence capacity means maximizing our industrial capacity - and that means ensuring all of Canada’s skilled tradespeople can work on defence infrastructure, regardless of union affiliation 🏗️ #FairandOpenConstruction #PCAadvocacy

Yesterday, PCA's Jason Tucker joined contractor member, Luke Shantz, President of Arcadian Projects Inc. (@ArcadianEnergy), to meet with MP Tim Louis (@TimLouisKitCon) 🤝 PCA supports the federal government’s efforts to strengthen competition and was pleased to have the opportunity to discuss with MP Louis how prevailing wage requirements tied to specific collective agreements can limit fair competition for contractors and workers in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding 🏗️ Thank you to MP Louis for taking the time to meet with us and for the thoughtful discussion! PCA will continue to advocate for labour-neutral policies that ensure all qualified contractors and workers have a fair opportunity to compete 🇨🇦 #PCAadvocacy #ProgressiveConstruction #FairandOpenCompetition

🚧 Tariffs can change the economics of a construction project overnight - but who absorbs the added cost? A new #ConstructiveThinking blog post, written by PCA Affiliate Member, @RARLitigation, explores what evolving tariffs and the Buy Ontario Act mean for construction contracts, procurement, and project risk. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/57wz4uca #ProgressiveConstruction #Construction #OntarioConstruction #Tariffs

PCA is pleased to see the project approval reforms proposed in the Building Canada Strong Act and supports the Government of Canada's goal of delivering “one project, one review, one year.” 🏗️🇨🇦 Moving toward a single, coordinated review and consultation process across federal permitting, rather than separate processes for individual permits, would help reduce duplication and provide greater certainty for project proponents and investors. PCA also welcomes proposed changes to bring energy projects under the assessment purview of the Canada Energy Regulator and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, which will ensure that energy projects are assessed by institutions with expertise in those areas. These are important steps toward a more predictable and efficient approvals system that can help attract private-sector investment and get more Canadian projects moving. ✅ 🔗 parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45…