BCCA SECURES EXTENDED FUNDING FROM LNG CANADA TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHWEST BC
LNG Canada renews the Trades Training and CONNECT programs
administered by the BC Construction Association
Entries by Tom Gogela
BCCA Response to Federal Budget 2024
BCCA shares the Canadian Construction Association’s concerns: the 2024 Federal Budget falls short on a number of policies required to meet the needs of BC’s construction industry, specifically in terms of workforce solutions and infrastructure. Our concern is that demand stimulated by aggressive housing targets and loan programs will surpass the BC construction industry’s current capacity, given inflation as well as our province’s workforce shortages and lack of payment certainty.
BC CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REPORT SIGNALS THAT PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES CAN EXPECT ABOVE-MARKET SALARIES AND FAVOURABLE WORKING CONDITIONS
Lack of payment certainty and workforce shortages continue to worry employers.
7th ANNUAL BC CONSTRUCTION MONTH HONOURS THOSE WHO HELP BUILD BC
Celebrating the talent, expertise and experience BC’s construction and skilled tradespeople are sharing with the next generation.
BCCA SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERS $15.725M IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO BC’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
BCCA distributes Apprenticeship Services program funds ahead of schedule, exceeding targets
GERALD W. (Gary) FARWELL – A Tribute
We remember Gary Farwell, who served as Chair of the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) from 1989-1990. Gary passed away in Campbell River on February 25th.
Federal Prompt Payment For Construction Work Act – Recorded Webinars
February 1 and February 15, 2024 Webinars from CCA and sponsored by BCCA.
BCCA Response to BC Budget 2024
We share the Government’s commitment to building housing and infrastructure, but question how realistic this government’s policy strategy really is given workforce shortages and the vulnerable position in which the Government puts BC’s small and medium-sized contractors by failing to enact Prompt Payment Legislation. The 2024 Budget falls short on policies required to meet the needs of the construction industry and get provincial prosperity growing again.
New federal prompt payment legislation enacted
On December 12, 2023, the Ministry of Public Services and Procurement announced that federal prompt payment legislation came into force on December 9, 2023
B.C. CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT CAUTIOUS IN THE FACE OF ECONOMIC PRESSURES AND LEGISLATIVE DELAYS
Statistics reported in the Fall 2023 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Stat Pack, combined with findings from an economic and policy report published today by the organization, show an industry in dire need of relief in the form of immediate legislative reform.