Quebec’s Electric Circuit Rolls into Ontario
The Ontario Government has accepted a proposal from Electric Circuit to set up a fast-charge corridor between Quebec and the Ottawa area…
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New Jobs in Solar Could Outpace Oil by Next Year
If oil job postings keep dropping at their current rate, solar could become the largest energy employer in several months, reports international job site Indeed…
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Rittal Top Therm Fan and Filter Units: How to Protect the CSA and UL Certifications
When combining Rittal rain hoods with the company’s standard Top Therm filter fans, users can achieve NEMA 3R, 4 and 4X ratings — a low cost cooling solution that maintains the protection category of the enclosures in the harshest of environments. Don’t risk the NEMA ratings by…
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Discover CSA Group’s Industry-Leading Training Solutions for Electrical Industry Professionals… in Halifax!
CSA Group has a special offer for electrical safety training taking place this month in Halifax. Courses include…
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Siemens Partnership Powers Education at Algonquin College
Algonquin College President Cheryl Jensen and Siemens Canada CEO Robert Hardt recently unveiled a new high-efficiency co-generation power plant at the college’s Ottawa campus. The organizations also signed an MOU that will enable students to learn first hand in a “living lab” for the future of energy systems…
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EHRC Awards of Excellence: Call for Nominations
Do you know an outstanding employee, team or leader in your organization? Would you like to see them recognized for their hard work? Nominate them for an Electricity Human Resources Canada 2016 Awards of Excellence…
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Ouellet Canada Names 2 New Sales Reps
Daniel Chénier joins Ouellet Canada as representative for the Montreal and Western Quebec territory; William Healey, as representative for the Maritime provinces…
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Sonepar Canada Relocates Mississauga Corporate Office
Sonepar’s corporate office is now located at 250 Chrysler Drive, Unit 4, Brampton ON, L6S 6B6, effective April 18…
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Leviton Appoints National Director, Network Solutions — Canada
As of April 18, Shari English has joined Leviton Manufacturing of Canada Ltd. as National Director, Network Solutions — Canada. She reports to Gaby Massabni, Vice President Distribution…
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See Who’s Among Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2016
Members of Canada’s electrical industry are well represented among winners of the 2016 Canada’s Greenest Employers Award. Here’s a sampling of this year’s winners from our industry…
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ARDA Power and Gildemeister energy storage GmbH Collaborate on Burlington, ON DC Microgrid
The microgrid project will combine multiple energy sources (including solar and gas generation), energy storage, and DC and AC loads. The sources, storage and loads will all be integrated onto a single DC bus using the ARDA DC Microgrid Platform…
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Manitoba Hydro Helps Home and Business Owners Harness the Sun
Coinciding with Earth Day, Manitoba Hydro’s new Power Smart Solar Energy Program offers incentives and financial support for home and business owners to adopt solar power…
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Intertek Warns of Invalid cETLUS Certification Mark on HID Electronic Ballast
Intertek Testing Services (ETL) advises consumers, retailers and distributors that the HID electronic ballast in the photo bears an invalid cETLus Certification Mark and has not been evaluated by Intertek…
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Canadian LEED Buildings Have Reduced 1 Million Tonnes of CO2e in GHG Emissions Since 2005
LEED Gold projects in Canada also surpass 1,000 in first quarter of 2016 Canadian LEED certified projects have now cumulatively reduced over one million tonnes of CO2e in greenhouse gas emissions, says the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)…
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Draft End-of-Life Code of Practice for Mercury-Containing Lamps
A proposed code of practice for mercury-containing lamps at the end of their life has been published for comment by Environment Canada. Deadline for submitting comments: June 6…
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Legrand Acquires Luxul Wireless
The acquisition of Luxul Wireless, the #1 IP networking provider for professionally installed, custom integration systems for residential and small-to-medium business (SMB) markets, positions Legrand to capture the growing networking market and leverage Legrand’s home systems…
