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  • Ontario Prevention Council Statement on COVID-19...

    16/06/2021
    Getting vaccinated is critical to protecting yourself, your family and those who are most...

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  • Ontario Arbitrator Upholds COVID-19 Rapid ...

    14/06/2021
    EllisDon Construction Ltd. required all persons entering affected job sites to provide a negative...

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  • Registering Complaints for Late Locates

    03/06/2021
    The OSWCA continues to encourage members to lodge complaints for their late locates through the...

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  • Ministry of Environment Temporary Allowance of...

    01/06/2021
    In 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Park watermain disinfection procedure was...

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  • Covid-19 Ontario Income Protection Benefit...

    31/05/2021
    On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to require...

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  • Crosslinx v. Ontario Infrastructure: Schedule...

    27/05/2021
    A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice's decision in Crosslinx v. Ontario Infrastructure, 2021...

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  • Roadmap to Reopen Ontario

    20/05/2021
    The Government of Ontario has announced its plans for reopening the province and gradually lifting...

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  • Rapid Testing Screening Kits Available For All...

    13/05/2021
    To help stem the tide of the third wave and prevent workplace outbreaks, the government of Ontario...

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  • Ontario Extends Stay-at-Home

    13/05/2021
    The Provincial government has extended the Stay-at-Home Order (O. Reg. 265/21) until June 2,...

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  • Addressing OPS127 Rates Issue on Municipal...

    12/05/2021
    In January 2020, the MTO established a new methodology for how it calculates its OPS127 Equipment...

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  • Ontario Expands Eligibility for COVID-19...

    11/05/2021
    As of May 11th 2021 individuals with at-risk health conditions, as well as Group Two (which...

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  • Global Supply Chain Disruption Causing...

    06/05/2021
    A major disruption is occurring in the construction supply chain across all sectors and all...

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  • PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW PAID SICK...

    29/04/2021
    The provincial government has introduced a new provincial paid sick day's benefit program.

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  • Federal Government Plans to Reform Express Entry...

    23/04/2021
    The 2021 federal Budget has introduced several changes to Canada's immigration system that will...

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  • OSWCA Applauds Canada’s Commitment to...

    22/04/2021
    The Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association applauds the federal government's plan to...

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  • COVID-19 Inspection Blitz Beginning Tomorrow

    15/04/2021
    The Ontario government will begin targeted provincewide inspections of construction sites beginning...

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  • Ontario Announces Province-wide Stay-at-Home...

    07/04/2021
    The Ontario government is immediately declaring a third provincial emergency under s.7.0.1 (1) of...

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  • IHSA Racial Discrimination in the Workplace -...

    01/04/2021
    In an effort to help employers to educate their workforces on racial discrimination in the...

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  • Ontario Announces Provincewide Emergency Break

    01/04/2021
    The provincial government will be imposing a 4-week emergency break for all 34 Public Health Unit...

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  • Bill 257 – Supporting Broadband and...

    31/03/2021
    The OSWCA provided the attached submission, recognizing that part of this Act seeks to expedite the...

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  • Statement on Ontario's Budget

    29/03/2021
    The OSWCA applauds the Provincial governments commitments to continue building sewer, watermain,...

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  • Construction Industry Workers Included in Phase 2...

    25/03/2021
    The Government of Ontario has added construction industry workers to their phase 2 priority list...

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  • New Manager of Government Relations and Public...

    25/03/2021
    OSWCA welcomes Steven Crombie to its staff as the new Manager of Government Relations and Public...

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  • Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s...

    25/03/2021
    On March 24, the Government of Ontario tabled its 2021 budget, Ontario's Action Plan: Protecting...

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  • Federal and Provincial Governments Announce Major...

    11/03/2021
    Since the beginning of January, the OSWCA has met with dozens of federal and provincial...

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  • Chief Medical Officer of Ontario has launched a...

    11/03/2021
    All employers must update their screening policies and practices to account for new questions to be...

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  • Updated Provincial Vaccine Rollout Plan – Phase...

    11/03/2021
    The province has updated its vaccine rollout plan as new vaccines have now been approved for...

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  • Global Resin Supply Shortages Causing Cost...

    05/03/2021
    Due to manufacturing disruptions in the United States and Mexico, there is a major global shortage...

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  • Understanding Ontario’s New Excess Soil...

    05/02/2021
    In response to the new Ontario Regulation 406/19, On Site and Excess Soil Management, the Ontario...

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  • Health and Safety Guidelines for Meal and Break...

    28/01/2021
    The Ministry of Labour has updated Occupational Health and Safety guidelines for construction...

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  • Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Policies for...

    26/01/2021
    The federal and provincial governments have publicly stated they will not, at the present time,...

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  • YouTube Channel – What you need to know about...

    21/01/2021
    Check out our latest video on the new Excess Soils Regulation touching on what to watch for in your...

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  • Campaign to Secure Municipal Capital Works Funding

    18/01/2021
    We have partnered with the RCCAO on an intensive lobbying campaign to secure funding for...

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  • Ministry of Labour Updated Health and Safety...

    15/01/2021
    The Ministry of Labour has updated its Occupational Health and Safety guidelines for construction...

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  • Province Announces Enhanced Lockdown Measures

    12/01/2021
    On Tuesday, January 12, the Government of Ontario announced that it would instituting enhanced...

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  • Provincial Survey – Youth in the Skilled Trades

    05/01/2021
    The province has appointed three Youth Advisors to help to attract more youth into careers in the...

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  • Updated COVID-19 Resource Document: "What You...

    23/12/2020
    *The following document is a resource guide for construction employers, regarding programs and...

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  • Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown

    21/12/2020
    Further to today's earlier announcement on the province wide shutdown due to the spread of...

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  • Federal & Provincial Government Announce $695...

    17/12/2020
    On Wednesday, December 16, the federal and provincial governments jointly announced $695 million in...

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  • New Online Services for WSIB Reporting

    08/12/2020
    The WSIB has introduced a new way to report injuries, illnesses and exposures online. Through this...

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