Changing Scene

The International Association of Electrical Inspectors is offering an online course on Battery-based Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This course covers many aspects of the systems, definitions, installations, and common issues.

In this webinar, Curt Geeting, Sales Engineer at Fluke, details electrical safety procedures and precautions.

More than one million tests from 38 countries have now been uploaded to the IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud test management system from the LanTEK IV cable certifier.

We may be unable to gather in person, but this year’s EHRC #AwardsofExcellence will bring us together in spirit…

One of the most significant aspects of doing business in an increasingly global economy (as well as communities that grow more multi-ethnic and multicultural each day) is the challenge of sustained interaction between people who are different from us in various ways.

CSA has converted this course to a virtual, instructor-led format. Virtual courses may take place over several days in half day sessions.

Toronto Local 353 Business Representative Karen Pullen will chair the newly formed Ontario Building and Construction Tradeswomen committee.

With the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) coming to an end and the transition to Employment Insurance (EI) and the Canada Recovery Benefits, IBEW provides some clarification on benefit eligability. 

Canadian Standards Association has announced it’s now a distributor of the National Model Codes, user guides, and commentaries published by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

Total investment in building construction increased 1.5% in December, following three consecutive months of declines. Investment in the residential sector reached a record high of $11.1 billion.

Online training for the National Research Council’s (NRC) National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2017 is now available for free in English and French.

Applications are now open for the Ontario government’s new two-year $115 million Skills Development Fund.

Skills Ontario and the NSWPB are co-hosting a web event on February 23rd to speak about skilled trades and the impacts of the Pandemic.

Robertson Electric Wholesale has announced the opening of its newest location in Ottawa, Ontario. 

Sense, a home energy company, has introduced two new Sense Labs projects aimed at making homes safer and more reliable.

This module from Statistics Canada provides a concise summary of selected Canadian economic events, as well as international and financial market developments by calendar month.