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April New Housing Construction Spending Up 8.4% YOY

Spending on new residential construction totalled $4.2 billion in April, up 8.4% from the same month a year earlier…

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Electrical Worker Killed, Company Fined $110,000

A Kingsville, Ontario-based electrical business specializing in power generation, controls and energy systems has been found guilty and fined $110,000 after a worker was electrocuted while working on a solar farm construction project…

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Contractor Salaries by Benefit/Perk

Cell phones top the list. How do your benefits and perks compare to your salary?..

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How Up to Date Are Your HR Policies? Time for a Summer Tune Up?

As the warm weather approaches and staff start thinking of vacations, this is a good time to take stock of your organization’s HR policies. Whether you have a staff of 10 or a 1000, it is important to ensure that your policies reflect expectations for how things are done at your organization…

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GLC Controls – Industrial Automation Services

GLC Controls Inc. provides specialty automated systems and controls to the Prince George, Vancouver and Calgary areas…

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CCDA Completes New Red Seal Occupational Standard for Construction Electricians

When the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) launched the Strengthening the Red Seal initiative, one of the top priorities was to improve the standard. After all, quality standards are the backbone of the Red Seal Program…

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Value of Building Permits Slips in April

The value of building permits issued by municipalities edged down 0.3% to $6.9 billion in April…

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Patrick Deschamps — Finding His Place in the Industry and Staying There

Patrick Deschamps, father of a 10-year-old girl, was recently appointed Vice President of Commercial Sales at Contact Delage…

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Adaptive Lighting Systems Part 3: Scheduling

The lighting control strategy we’re reviewing today is a low-hanging fruit when it comes to energy savings, especially when we talk about smart lighting systems…

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Q1 Residential Construction Investment Up 2.1%

In the first quarter, total investment in residential construction rose 2.1% compared with the same quarter in 2015 to $26.1 billion…

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Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 — Instalment 14 

In this article: CE Code Section 24 — Health care areas…

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Electrical Contractor Salaries by Employer Type

Self-employed contractors lead among 6 categories. At the opposite end: franchisees…

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Valard Construction: Turnkey Solutions for Power Systems

Winning a contract to construct a 100-km high altitude transmission line in Norway is just the latest in a series of high-profile contracts earned by Edmonton-based Valard Construction…

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Electrical Contractor Salaries by Certification Type

Among 10 certification types, P.Engs earn twice the salary of apprentices. See how the other eight certification types compare…

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Household Ownership of Smart Home Devices Doubles in One Year

The number of Canadian broadband households with a smart home device more than doubled in the past year, jumping from 5% in the first quarter of 2015 to 11% in the first quarter of 2016…

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Shipments of Smart Thermostats Forecast to Reach 20 Million by 2023

Worldwide shipments of communicating and smart thermostats are expected to grow from 926,000 annually in 2014 to 19.2 million by 2023, according to a new report from Navigant Research…

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