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EHRC’s Newest Project Supports Workplace Access for People with Disabilities

A new project launched by Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), EnAbling Change: From Disability to Inclusion, will see the organization focus on improving equity of access for people with disabilities who work or wish to work in Canada’s electricity industry…

Q2 2016 Investment in non-residential building construction Rises Slightly

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Q2 2016 Investment in non-residential building construction Rises Slightly

Investment in non-residential building construction increased 0.2% to $12.6 billion in the second quarter, following five consecutive quarterly declines…

How to Measure Light

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How to Measure Light

How do you ascertain the illumination level needed for various applications so as to achieve optimal light and safety as well as visual comfort?..

22 CE Code Changes Related to Wiring Devices and Cable Management, Part 1

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22 CE Code Changes Related to Wiring Devices and Cable Management, Part 1

Appearing below are the first 8 of 22 examples of Canadian Electrical Code changes involving wiring devices and cable management, compiled by Legrand. This is the first of a three-article series on the 22 changes. Watch for Parts 2 and 3 in the next two issues of Electrical Industry News Week…

Salaries by Employer

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Salaries by Employer

Among 13 companies, median salaries paid by the leading employer are almost twice what the lagging employer pays…

Building Permits Down 1.9% in May

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Building Permits Down 1.9% in May

Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.8 billion in May, down 1.9% from the previous month…

14 Best Practices for Lineman Safety, Part 1

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14 Best Practices for Lineman Safety, Part 1

Appearing below is an excerpt of a paper presented by Wilson Yancey Jr. at the 2016 Academy of Electrical Contracting’s annual meeting in June: Cultivating Safety through Community: Training and Best Practices of the Electrical Transmission and Distribution Partnership…

I-Gard: Safety Product Specialists with an Emphasis on Education and Training

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I-Gard: Safety Product Specialists with an Emphasis on Education and Training

I-Gard has been in the electrical industry for over 40 decades. Transforming from a power resistor supplier, the firm became an expert in resistance grounding and ground fault protection in 2001, when it acquired the Federal Pioneer line of ground fault protection products…

Salaries by Years of Experience

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Salaries by Years of Experience

Experience pays dramatically. See the gap between newbies and old hands…

Salaries by Job Type

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Salaries by Job Type

Among seven job types,construction project coordinators lead…

Light Up Your Cruising Nights

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Light Up Your Cruising Nights

Informed estimates are that barely 10% of Canadian pleasure craft have underwater lighting but in Florida it’s a far higher percentage. And, among new luxury cruisers in Florida, the number equipped with underwater lighting is probably more like 90%…

Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I — Instalment 15

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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I — Instalment 15

In this article: the first of two parts on Section 26 — Installation of electrical equipment…

PEI Interconnection Upgrade

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PEI Begins Substantial Interconnection Upgrade Project

Prince Edward Island has begun on one of the largest construction projects in its history…

Underground Economy

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2013 Underground Economy Remains Stable at 2.4% of GDP

Underground economic activity for 2013 totalled $45.6 billion in Canada, or about 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP)…

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How Contractors Can Build and Protect Their Brand Reputation

For contractors, brand reputation can make the difference between winning and losing a big contract…

Survey Says National Hourly Rate Data

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Hourly Rates by Job Title

Among seven titles, electrical foremen lead…

This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.

Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.