Employer Perspectives on Legalization of Marijuana in Canada
Last fall we reached out to industry ask for their thoughts and concerns in relation to the Government of Canada’s proposed legislation on the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Average Contractor Salaries by Job
Project managers lead among six categories. For all categories, salaries vary from year to year, and not always rising.
Single Family Homes Lead 2.5% Decline in February’s Building Permits
Canadian municipalities issued $7.5 billion worth of building permits in February, down 2.5% from January.
Vickery Electric: Keeping It in the Family for 94 Years
Vickery Electric was founded in 1923 by John W.T. Vickery, and four generations later the company is still family run.
Electrical Industry Canada Digs Deep with Redpath Mining
Electrical Industry Canada was recently given the unique opportunity to see Redpath’s team of electricians working side by side with engineers and mechanics . . .
Vickery Electric: Keeping it in the family for 94 years
Vickery Electric has been providing electrical services to the Whitby area since 1923, and continues to maintain its position as a leading electrical contractor in the area. Vickery Electric has also kept the business close to home, being family run for nearly a century.
Where Electrical Maintenance and Mechanical Electricians Work
Manufacturing continues to employ half of all electrical maintenance and mechanical electricians. The remaining half are dispersed among six other areas.
New Housing Construction Spending Up 8.7% YOY in January
Total spending on new housing construction increased 8.7% year over year to $4.0 billion in January. Six provinces posted increases, led by Ontario and British Columbia. Nationally, investment increased for every dwelling type.
HDBaseT Alliance and UL Cable Certification Program Supports PoH Installations
UL and The HDBaseT Alliance, a cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing the HDBaseT standard, have launched a certification program for Power over HDBaseT (PoH) cables.
Guide to Back-Up Power: Considerations for Energy Storage Assets
Providing back up power is essential to providing maximum value for commercial and industrial behind-the-meter energy storage installations.
Contractor Checklist: What to Do If You Are Sued
Owning a business can be uniquely rewarding, but rewards do not come without risk. Perhaps the most dreaded of those risks is a lawsuit.
GDP Rose 0.6% YOY in Q4 2016
Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6% in the fourth quarter, following a 0.9% increase in the third quarter. Final domestic demand continued to decelerate (+0.1%), with ongoing weakness in business investment. Investment in housing increased 1.2%. Businesses reduced their inventories by $5.0 billion in the fourth quarter, after accumulating $7.4 billion in the third quarter. Manufacturing inventories were drawn down by $6.9 billion.
Where Industrial Electricians Work
From 2015 to 2016,there’s little change. It’s a different story for 2014 to 2015. See which categories were affected.
Managing Change: Sones
When I first graduated as an occupational safety and health technologist in 1991, I was on a mission to save the world. Armed with my newfound knowledge, I recognized the flaws in the industrial complex and was bound and determined to change everything.
Chatting with a Standards Maker: Canada’s Alice Sturgeon
Over the past 20 years, Alice Sturgeon has been extensively involved in international standardization, primarily with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), in information security and identity management planning and management, as well as risk, cryptography, biometrics and smart cards.
Safety as Success Factor: H.J Bartlett Electric Inc.’s Andrew Morrissey
Safety standards in the electrical industry are constantly evolving, which requires that contractors adapt to changes as fast as they occur. To ensure its continued success serving Newfoundland and Labrador, H.J. Bartlett Electric Inc. has found in Andrew Morrissey the knowledge and commitment to ensure all staff are trained on and practice current safety standards.
