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This technical Q&A was done as part of ESA’s annual Licence Holder Meeting on November 18th. A recording of the entire meeting is available online.
Read more: Technical Q&A with ESA Technical Advisor Malcom...
ECAO and NECA have announced that on January 1 ECAO officially joined NECA as their 119th Chapter. Executive Director Graeme Aitken joined NECA CEO David Long on LinkedIn Live to announce the partnership.
Read more: Collaboration, Education, and Opportunity Behind...
With the energy transformation in full swing, Canada’s electricity workforce is in the midst of change. The introduction of new technologies, the scaling up of others, and the increased demand for a decarbonised power grid means that the workforce must be able to respond with agility like never before.
Read more: The Value of Skills Training in a Changing Sector
The total value of building permits increased 6.8% to $11.2 billion in November. Seven provinces, led by Alberta (+20.6%) reported increases. Construction intentions in the residential sector rose 12.0% while the non-residential sector declined 3.4%.
Investment in building construction increased 1.6% to $17.8 billion in October, following five months of declines. Provincially, Quebec led the way, with growth of 3.5%.
Read more: Residential Construction Investment Bucks Recent...
Rule 54-000 states that this 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, and equipment employed in the normal operation of a radio station licensed by the Government of Canada as an experimental amateur radio station.
Read more: Guide to the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 –...
Charlie Harte is the Canadian President & CEO for LEDVANCE LLC, as well as holding the role of VP of Marketing & Customer Experience for the U.S. and Canada region.
Read more: The Importance of Making Decisions and Learning...
We’ve all heard the saying, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” Sadly, there’s no way to plant dollar bills for your electrical business that will grow into hundreds overnight (wouldn’t that be nice?).
This is the third article we’ve done in this series with Trilliant Canada Managing Director, Steven Lupo.
The EPLAN Advantage – Why Panel Builders and System Integrators are Now Turning to the EPLAN Platform to Solve Their Engineering Challenges
What is EPLAN?
One platform, multiple solutions – the Eplan Platform offers engineering software such as Preplanning for systematic preliminary planning, Electric P8 for preparing circuit diagrams and Pro Panel for 3D enclosure planning, all from a single source. Standardised interfaces and integration processes enable continuous data flows throughout the value chain, with additional links to various system solutions from Rittal.
This year, EPLAN has introduced its new EPLAN Platform 2022 to help address challenges in the design, engineering and manufacturing phases of the panel building process...
Changing Scene
The Ontario Electrical League (OEL) is celebrating 100 years of reliability within the electrical ...
ECAO and NECA have announced that on January 1 ECAO officially joined NECA as their 119th Chapter. ...
A virtual event hosted by CAF-FCA to engage employers about the business case for apprenticeship.
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British Columbian organizations developing low-carbon building solutions can now apply for a third ...
More and more businesses, industries and people are going ‘grid independent.’ This means Licensed ...
CSA Group, a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, has announced the opening of a ...
Sense announced a new standards-based open source effort to enable software to ...
In November, the 2021 Virtual AD Supplier Summit Industrial & Safety–Canada Division event saw ...
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC), through the support of its members, is proud to support university ...
Ontario is investing an additional $90 million over three years to further promote the ...
Collaboration, Education, and Opportunity Behind Partnership Between NECA and ECAO
ECAO and NECA have announced that on January 1 ECAO officially joined NECA as their 119th Chapter. Executive Director Graeme Aitken joined NECA CEO David Long on LinkedIn Live to announce the partnership.
Given the similarities between the two organizations, ECAO is looking to create more opportunities for its electrical contractor members and this further collaboration will allow them to facilitate that. As well as drawing on the educational opportunities that NECA can offer.
“What we’re looking for is integration, professionalism, but most importantly to expand our community."
Canadian Electrical Contractor Discussion Group: Can You Count the Deficiencies?
Have you ever been called to fix the work of a 'handyman'?
"Was supposedly done by a"certified ' electrician....told the homeowner that he got a $266 permit....no record at TSBC. Can you count the deficiencies?"
"There is a second panel change in the triplex also.......even more deficiencies. Think the guy was a glorified handyman. Ones not obvious: 240 BB heat hooked up 120....drier on 2p20....range on 2p50....water heater fed with 2c14 Bx on 2p15."
Go HERE to join the discussion
Technical Q&A with ESA Technical Advisor Malcom Brown
By Blake Marchand
This technical Q&A was done as part of ESA’s annual Licence Holder Meeting on November 18th. A recording of the entire meeting is available online. The technical Q&A began with a general overview of ESA’s top 5 changes provided to the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code by Malcom Brown.
Following that, Brown goes through a number of questions submitted by LECs (Licenced Electrical Contractors), covering several topics, including EV energy management systems, GCFI and AFCI protection, nuisance tripping for washing machines and microwaves, smoke alarm requirements, and common inspection defects.
Product News
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The Fluke 417D is accurate, durable, and easy to use—just point and shoot. The simple design and ...
Mercmaster™ LED Luminaires deliver exceptional efficiency, performance and advanced engineering. ...
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The M18 FUEL™ 1/2" Hammer Drill is one of the industry's most powerful brushless battery powered ...
Klein Tools introduces the KTB1000 Portable Power Station, providing up to 1500W of continuous ...
Eureka announced the release of its Billie large-scale architectural luminaire. With its ...
The Amprobe BT-250 Circuit Breaker Tester works on powered systems from 90 to 250 V AC and is ...
New Greenlee® Gator Hard Metal Cutter Features Industry-First Shock-Load Damping System
Greenlee, part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, introduces the new ESG45LX Gator Hard Metal Cutter, a tool solution for the high-voltage industry, featuring an industry-first shock-load damping system that minimizes released energy while making cuts.
The ESG45LX is ideal for overhead one-handed operation and cuts up to 1/2-inch Rebar (Schedule 60) and EHS Guy Strand and 5/8-inch Ground Rod and Standard Guy Strand. It has a compact, lightweight design, weighing less than eight pounds with battery, and is 33 percent lighter than an earlier model thanks to a redesigned flip-top style latch that reduces overall weight.
Peers & Profiles
Watt’s the Word is a recently launched Electrical Industry Podcast hosted by Zack Hartle and ...
Allana Kellett-Jamieson loves working in the electrical sector and is proud of the great focus ...
As the head of ABB Canada's electrification business unit, Éric Deschênes is no newcomer to the ...
Karen Pullen knows what it’s like to be the only woman on a construction site, and as a proud ...
As of February 2021, Martin Stephenson is the new President and CEO of Signify Canada.
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This past July, Kerith Richards, who has worked for Service Wire Company for the last seven years, ...
EngWorks was formed in 2004 as an electrical engineering and consulting firm by Allan Bozek, “After ...
Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Mercury Lighting services national retail, ...
Among the recipients of the 2021 Clean50 Awards announced last month is Carolina Gallo, Vice ...
Sarah Silverstein is a principal with Liteline along side her two brothers Mark and Daniel. ...
An Interview with Watt's the Word Podcast Hosts, Jason Cox and Zack Hartle
By Blake Marchand
Watt’s the Word is a recently launched Electrical Industry Podcast hosted by Zack Hartle and Jason Cox, who are Electricians and Electrical Trade Instructors at SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology).
Cox is a Calgary based Alberta Master Electrician; he’s been an instructor for the past 15-years with a Master of Education, specializing in adult education. He also gets on the tools volunteering every year for the Calgary Folk Festival electrical crew. “I’m interested in education obviously, and we’re hoping to connect our industry, its such a large vast industry,” he said about the podcast.
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