Wiring Better Futures: The IDEAL National Championship Looks to the Future in its Eighth Year
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Wiring Better Futures: The IDEAL National Championship Looks to the Future in its Eighth Year

IDEAL® Electrical announces the eighth season of its highly charged competition, the IDEAL National Championship. This year, under the theme of “Wiring Better Futures,” the competition is open only to electrical apprentices and will continue its footprint in the United States and Canada.

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Achieving Sustainability Goals with Schneider FlexSeT: A Discussion with Schneider Electric’s Michael Lotfy

Schneider Electric recently brought its FlexSeT low-voltage switchboard technology into Canada. Designed with shortened lead times, increased efficiency and reliability in mind, the innovative technology is sure to make its mark in the Canadian electrical industry.

Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 , 25th Edition – A Road Map: Section 80
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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 , 25th Edition – A Road Map: Section 80

Rule 80-000 notes that this is a supplementary or amendatory section of the code and applies only to the installation of impressed current cathodic protection systems. Appendix B and the CEC Handbook have additional information and descriptions of Cathodic Protection. This Section considers that the wiring methods used in installing such systems are sometimes inconsistent with the requirements of other Sections of the Code.

A Career with Purpose – Apprentices Building Canada’s Reduced Carbon Future
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A Career with Purpose – Apprentices Building Canada’s Reduced Carbon Future

January 27, 2023 By Yoana Turnin, Project Manager, EHRC In 2021, Canada joined 120+ other countries in committing to achieving net-zero emissions by year 2050 in an effort to “avert the worst impacts of climate change.” In a few words, that means either reducing or offsetting the economy’s greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, energy efficiency…

The National Electrical Trade Council Launches State of the Art Hoisting and Rigging Training in Ontario
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The National Electrical Trade Council Launches State of the Art Hoisting and Rigging Training in Ontario

Groundbreaking hoisting and rigging training is poised to be offered in Ontario International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) training centres following development of virtual reality training procured by the National Electrical Training Council (NETCO) and developed by Sudbury based NORCAT.