Updates on BCCA Industry Priorities / Advocacy Work

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BC ELECTION 2024: BC CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN ACQUIRING COMMITMENTS TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM PARTY LEADERS

The BC Construction Association has launched a new campaign to educate and inform voters as the province heads into the Fall election. BuildersVote.ca provides a centralized location where voters can hear directly from party leaders on their plans to address issues affecting the construction industry. Over the coming days, BuildersVote.ca will outline each party’s commitments on how they would support the construction industry and its workers.

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INDUSTRY ALERT: PROCUREMENT FAIRNESS CLAUSE REMOVED FROM MANY TAXPAYER-FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

BCCA warns the public and contractors of unacceptable levels of risk following the explicit removal of “Contract A” by many public owners

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INDUSTRY ALERT: REMOVAL OF “CONTRACT A”

The BC Construction Association (“BCCA”) issues this Alert as a service to the members of the Regional Associations and industry at large to help educate them on the risks associated with changes in procurement.

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THE TIME TO ACT PROMPTLY IS NOW

The Time to Act Promptly is Now. Companion Piece to Cross-Jurisdictional Analysis Sent to the Attorney General: May 2, 2024

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BCCA Advocacy Update

BCCA is the voice for BC’s construction industry, advocating for policies that benefit all British Columbians. In our pursuit of a more robust industry, we promote various crucial policies including Prompt Payment, which ensures fair and timely compensation for construction work, Skilled Workforce Development, focused on fostering a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Cross-Jurisdictional Analysis as Sent to the Attorney General: November 10, 2023

A comprehensive, comparative view of Prompt Payment Legislation across Canadian jurisdictions presented to British Columbia’s Ministry of the Attorney General, Minister of Finance, and the Premier…

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