Electricians’ Hourly Rates by Job
Within each of five different job types, the range in hourly rates is consistent. But among the five job types, the maximum rates vary by up to 30%.
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Ontario Contractor Faces Jail Time and $50,000 in Fines for Illegal Electrical Work
Performing electrical work without an electrical contractor’s licence and failing to apply for an electrical inspection has led to a five-day jail sentence and $50,000 in penalties for an Ontario contractor.
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Non-residential Building Construction Prices Rise 0.8% in Q2
Contractors’ prices for new non-residential building construction rose 0.8% in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter. This was the seventh consecutive quarterly increase.
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KE Electrical: Part of Ottawa’s Thriving City Since 1994
Ottawa and its surrounding area has become one of Ontario’s fastest growing cities because it’s a great place to live, work and raise a family.
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Contractor Bonuses by Years of Experience
Contractors with 20+ years earn by far the largest bonus, but more years doesn’t always mean a bigger bonus.
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New Housing Investment YOY Rises 4.1% in May
New housing construction investment totalled $4.4 billion in May, up 4.1% from May 2016. This increase was mostly explained by higher investment in Ontario and, to a lesser extent, in British Columbia and Manitoba.
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Mike Byam, Northern/Eastern Ontario Account Manager at Hammond Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
I first met Mike Byam at the 2017 Ideal Supply northern trade show in Barrie, Ontario, and have since had the pleasure of bumping into him at a few other industry events.
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Lamp Bases in All Shapes and Sizes
On an incandescent light bulb, the component that supplies electrical current is called a “base.” There are several types of foot lamp, and each has a specific application.
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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I — Instalment 27
In this article: Section 54 — Community Antenna Distribution and Radio and Television Installations. Rule 54-000 states that Section 54 is a supplementary or amendatory section of the code and applies to community antenna distribution, equipment for the reception of radio and television broadcast transmission…
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Contractor Bonuses by Province
Quebec leads 6 other provinces by far with the largest average annual bonus for electrical contractors. Ontario comes in a distant second…
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New Housing Price Index Rises 1.1% in May
Toronto was the largest contributor to the national gain, rising 1.1% from April to May. Builders linked higher prices to market conditions, a shortage of developed land and higher construction costs.
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Belief vs. Logic
I am continually amazed at how two people can look at the same thing and see it completely differently. It may be the colour of a piece of clothing, where one person loves the blue shirt and the other simply can’t seem to understand why anybody would make such a terrible fashion choice.
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Contractor Participation in Profit Sharing
Among four types of electrical contractors, see how well they benefit from profit sharing.
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Value of Building Permits Rises 8.9% in May
Canadian municipalities issued $7.7 billion worth of building permits in May, up 8.9% from April and the third highest value on record.
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Power Shifts: Emerging Low-Voltage Trends, Impacts and Opportunities, Part 5
In the previous issue of Electrical Industry Newsweek, we continued our coverage of Electro-Federation Canada’s recently released research report, Power Shifts: Emerging Low-Voltage Trends, Impacts and Opportunities for the Canadian Electrical Channel.
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Gordon MacDonald, LED Lighting Retrofit Manager at Rexel’s Atlantic Division
Gordon MacDonald is a cheerful, driven individual who loves to be challenged, a trait that suits him well as a lighting specialist overseeing retrofit projects for Rexel in New Brunswick and P.E.I. He also has had a unique introduction to the field he now works in.
