January 22, 2024
MCAC is driving industry best practices with the development of the MCAC Change Order Protocol. The protocol will protect trade contractors from risks association with managing the change process. Providing a fair and reasonable process for the costing and pricing of changes for all industry project stakeholders. Watch the webinar recording to learn more about an industry best practice.
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July 28, 2024 In this webinar, learn how to navigate electrical BOS from PV module to transmission in Solar Systems The thoughtful selection of Balance of System (BOS) components is essential for solar project success. In fact, most safety and reliability problems are caused by connectors and wire management issues, components of the BOS. In…
This biennial event hosted by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) from May 29-31 in Halifax brings together members from every corner of Canada’s apprenticeship community to highlight promising practices and innovative solutions in apprenticeship training.
January 25, 2024 Witness over 76 skilled trade and technology contests and explore the Career Exploration Showcase featuring over 60 employers, labour unions, and representatives. Register for the Young Women’s Conference, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Conference, and the Skills Ontario: Skilled Trades Conference for Guidance Educators. NEW THIS YEAR, check out the Skills…
October 10, 2024 The Awards of Excellence recognizes and celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of employees, leaders and teams making a positive and tangible impact on their organization while contributing to the composition of a highly skilled workforce in the electricity industry. Nominations Are you an individual or organization looking to recognize an individual leader, team…
In this IEEE Continuing Education Credit course, attendees will learn the cause and effects of power system harmonics, the principle of operation for passive and active harmonic filters and see practical examples to illustrate when to use one product over the other.
February 23, 2024 Join Carol McGlogan, President and CEO of Electro-Federation Canada, for a presentation hosted by BCEA on Decarbonizing Canada via Electrification. This presentation will be delivered virtually through zoom. March 13th at 12pm Ticket: $20+GST About the Presentation Canada’s target of Net-zero emissions by 2050 will require transformations within our electrical grid, transportation…
November 18, 2024 Technical Advisor Diana Madill shares her inspiring career journey from electrician to inspector and how she overcame challenges as a woman in the trade. If you’ve ever wondered about becoming an Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) inspector, Diana Madill has a path she encourages you to follow. From her humble beginnings inspired by… Read More…
November 18, 2024 On November 7th, the YPN Quebec Region hosted its last 2024 event, the YPN Panel discussion. The panel discussion was moderated by Marcos Simard of Wesco, President of the Quebec YPN Committee. Three leaders from the electrical industry, Gilles Motard, VP operation, Lumen, Corinne Galarneau, company VP, Agence Ricard, Stéphanie Santini, VP… Read More…
The Electrical Safety Authority would like to advise that, following robust consultation, the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement has approved the regulatory amendment to adopt the 2024 Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC), which comes into effect on May 1, 2025. Read More…
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Rule 22-000 outlinesthe Scope of Section 22 and that it amends or supplements the general requirements of the code. It provides specific rules for locations classified as Category 1 (moisture) or Category 2 (corrosive) environments that are significant enough to interfere with normal operation of electrical equipment. Read More…
November 18, 2024 The federal government is providing nearly $364 million to help build 989 new homes in Montreal. The announcement took place at 5200 rue de la Savane, in Montreal, which received $100 million dollars through the Apartment Loan Construction Program (ACLP) to build 303 homes and will be operated by Olymbec. This rental building, named Lynk, is designed to… Read More…
November 18, 2024 ABB completed the previously announced 50/50 joint venture with Niedax Group. The Abnex Inc. joint venture (JV) will broaden solutions and advance opportunities in the rapidly growing North American cable management market. Integrating engineering and manufacturing capabilities of ABB’s Installation Products Division with Niedax Group will enable the newly formed company to deliver a… Read More…
November 18, 2024 The Ontario government is building over 1,300 new electric vehicle (EV) charging ports in small and medium-sized communities, marking a major milestone in the province’s plan to increase access to EV chargers outside of large urban centres and support the electrification of transportation across the province. As the province continues to see… Read More…
November 18, 2024 The Ontario government is launching the second round of its Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream starting November 29, with over $74 million in available funding to build, expand and retrofit training facilities for workers in the trades, including construction, manufacturing technology and health care. The government is also investing nearly $5 million from the first… Read More…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
