On April 11, Bill 218, The Prompt Payments in the Construction Industry Act, was introduced by Reg Helwer, MLA from Brandon West, alongside the Manitoba Prompt Payment Coalition (MBPP). At this time, there is no system that protects contractors and subcontractors in Manitoba from delayed payments. Bill 218 will finally put our tradespeople at ease while [...]
Ontario has passed Bill 194, Fairness in Procurement Act, 2018, which will restrict procurement opportunities for companies from states in the U.S. that have or will pass the Buy American Act. Currently, Texas and New York have put in place legislation geared at iron and steel. Regulations have already been proposed to protect Government entities who [...]
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is continuing to ensure that the workers and tradespeople who make up the Canadian construction industry are being given a fair opportunity to succeed. PSPC is making records available to the public, detailing when payments will be made to prime contractors working on federal construction projects worth $100,000 or more. [...]
On March 29, Jagmeet Singh, federal NDP leader, visited George Third & Son Ltd., a CISC member and steel fabricator in British Columbia. Singh met with the many workers of the manufacturing plant and toured the facility. "We have a strong and vibrant industry...that needs to be protected," said Singh. "I wanted to see [...]
The CISC has prepared this Standard in recognition of its interest in meeting the quality requirements of its customers. It is designed to assess the Fabricator’s Quality System and provide a level of assurance that the company performing the fabrication has processes and personnel in place to better enable it to conform to the contractual and [...]
CISC Saskatchewan's Spring Steel Event was held on March 22, 2018 at Lucky Bastard's Distillers in Saskatoon. We welcomed various members of the steel construction industry to join us, including fabricators, consulting engineers, architects and material suppliers. Special guest speaker, Mike Fursier of Revay & Associates Ltd., discussed contracts and how to properly manage [...]
On March 8, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations declaring a 25% steel tariff and a 10% aluminum tariff on imports, which will impact countries globally in 15 days. However, he has excluded Canada and Mexico from these taxes contingent on ongoing NAFTA negotiations being resolved -- claiming that the outcome of NAFTA could potentially [...]
In November of 2016, the federal government approved the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion, an addition to Kinder Morgan’s existing pipeline. The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is an infrastructure project that is intended to increase the reach of oil companies to Canada's West Coast. The construction of this pipeline is projected to contribute to the [...]
On February 20, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 194, the Fairness in Procurement Act. If passed, this act protects Ontario businesses by allowing the province to take action as a result of unfair procurement practices in U.S. state and federal projects. Bill 194 is currently ordered for a Third Reading. The CISC applauds the Ontario [...]
This biennial event was held in Ottawa, ON, on March 2-3, 2018. The CISC brought together 38 academics teaching steel design to undergraduate students in faculties of engineering and architecture at universities across Canada. Thanks to the generous travel support from local CISC Regional Committees and these individual CISC Members & Associates: Walters Group, [...]