🎙️ Tune in to a new episode of the #ConstructiveThinking podcast: tinyurl.com/2xkycsb3 This week, Richard Van Egmond, Project Leader of Edvance Christian Schools Association’s OYAP Program, joins PCA’s Karen Renkema to discuss the important work of OYAP, how youth, parents, and employers can better understand skilled trades pathways, and why early exposure to the trades is critical to building the next generation of Canada’s construction workforce 👷‍♂️🔨 #skilledtrades #progressiveconstruction

🔗 Read PCA's newest #ConstructiveThinking blog post: tinyurl.com/34v7tw95 This week, Darrel Reid, PCA's Vice President of Public Affairs, addresses a fundamental flaw embedded in Canada's Green Energy Investment Tax Credits - bias against a significant portion of the nation's construction workforce. If Canada is serious about attracting investment and building major clean-energy projects, our tax incentives must be labour-model neutral and focused on project outcomes - not labour affiliations. #ProgressiveConstruction #LabourNeutrality #FairandOpenCanada

🎙️ A new episode of the #ConstructiveThinking podcast is now live! Listen here: tinyurl.com/yeynbd9c This week, PCA’s Paul de Jong sits down with Bill Black, President & CEO of the Calgary Construction Association, to discuss the #HonourTheWork program and its efforts to introduce hundreds of elementary-aged children across Calgary to the skilled trades through hands-on learning experiences 🏫🎒 #skilledtrades #progressiveconstruction #canadianworkforce

📣 New Member Announcement! PCA is proud to welcome Devries Power & Utility Solutions to our contractor membership. Founded on a commitment to safe, reliable, and high-quality construction services, Devries has grown into a trusted partner for utilities, infrastructure projects, and emergency response services across Eastern Ontario. The company specializes in utility construction, including high-voltage pole line construction and maintenance, underground utility infrastructure, substations, streetlighting, and storm restoration services. 🔗 Learn more about Devries Power & Utility Solutions here: devriesinc.com/ #progressiveconstruction #PCAmembers

#MultiSkilling addresses an often-invisible barrier contributing to Canada’s workforce gap. In an era of nation-building efforts, it is crucial that our industry and decision-makers understand and implement this concept 🇨🇦 This week on the hashtag#ConstructiveThinking blog, PCA President & CEO, Paul de Jong, explores the principles of multi skilling - and how approaches like micro-credentialing, skill blending and dual ticketing can help address Canada’s growing construction workforce challenges. 👉 Read now: tinyurl.com/bd2b2s2v

PCA welcomes the agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith to advance a new Alberta bitumen pipeline connecting Canadian energy to Asian markets. PCA members are ready to help deliver this project and the long-term economic benefits it can create for Canadians 🇨🇦 👉 Read our full news release here: tinyurl.com/3kw4632s

🏗️ Ontario’s Buy Ontario Act is now in effect - bringing changes contractors need to understand. This week on the #ConstructiveThinking blog, Rocco Ruso, Principal and Founder of @RARLitigation, breaks down what contractors need to know - and highlights the importance of fair, open and competitive procurement in delivering better outcomes for taxpayers, contractors and Ontario’s economy. 👉 Read now: pcac.ca/news-item/buy-ontari…

PCA’s President & CEO, Paul de Jong, was recently quoted in a Journal of Commerce article on Canada’s major projects strategy, following last week’s federal Spring Economic Update, which included a 5-year, $6 billion skilled trades plan under the broader Team Canada Strong agenda. PCA welcomes the federal government’s focus on strengthening the skilled trades. Ensuring fair and equitable access to supports under the Team Canada Strong initiative will be key to getting this right. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/427v4myw #fairandopencanada #progressiveconstruction #teamcanadastrong

🎧 Tune in to a new episode of the #ConstructiveThinking podcast: tinyurl.com/3tbm92x2 Mental health in construction gets a lot of attention - but what about financial wellness? The two are closely connected, and both play a critical role in building a more productive, engaged workforce 🏗️ 🎤 Listen as Kevin McCarthy of Enriched Academy and PCA’s Karen Renkema explore how improving financial wellness can support better outcomes across the construction industry.

Today’s labour market challenges didn’t appear overnight - they’re the result of decades of decisions about how work gets done. If we want better outcomes, it starts with understanding how we got here. This week on the #ConstructiveThinking blog, PCA President & CEO, Paul de Jong explores the history of Canada’s labour market - and the work still needed to modernize it. 📖 Read here: tinyurl.com/3ucm2kmk

Last week, alongside CLAC, ICBA and Indigenous partners, PCA supported Kiel Giddens’ Private Member’s Bill M-233 (the Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act), which would open opportunities to the 85% of B.C.’s construction workforce currently excluded from public projects under the NDP’s restrictive CBA/PLA policies. As Karen Ogen, CEO of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance, noted at the press conference following the debate, this legislation is about expanding opportunity for ALL British Columbians 🍁🌲🏔️

🎧 Tune in to a new episode of the #ConstructiveThinking podcast: tinyurl.com/3ewrttf5 B.C. says it wants to build more infrastructure and spend taxpayer dollars wisely. So why are procurement rules still limiting who can compete? Darrel Reid sits down with @DanBaxter to unpack the province’s Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) regime, MLA Kiel Giddens’ proposed legislation, and the broader conversation around fair and open procurement in British Columbia. 👷🏗️

Dust off your boots—Stampede season is calling 🤠🎆 PCA and @clacunion are excited to welcome industry leaders, contractors, elected officials and members of Canada’s progressive construction community back to Calgary for our Annual Stampede Hoedown on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Keep an eye on your inbox for registration details, or reach out to PCA/CLAC to learn more. See you in July!

Today, PCA and CLAC joined B.C. Conservative MLAs, construction workers and advocates for fair and open tendering at the B.C. Legislature in support of B.C MLA Kiel Gidden's Private Member’s Bill M233. A strong show of support for policies that promote fairness, competition and opportunity across the construction sector. Read our full news release here: tinyurl.com/2u7dkn5j #fairandopenconstruction #fairandopenBC #progressiveconstruction

“Get more competitive” is easy to say—but what does it actually mean for construction? It starts with productivity, and the policies and practices that either enable or hold it back. In the latest #ConstructiveThinking blog post, Darrel Reid breaks down the real barriers to productivity, and why getting this right matters for Canada’s competitiveness 🇨🇦 🏗️ Read here: tinyurl.com/297576hz

🎧 Tune into a new episode of the #ConstructiveThinking podcast: pcac.ca/news-item/budgeting-… This week's episode is a timely discussion on the 2026 Ontario Budget, its large infrastructure spend, and the province's delay in getting back in the black 📈 Hosted by PCA's Stephen Hamilton, and featuring Sam Duncan, Vice President at Wellington Advocacy.

🇨🇦Canada’s push to accelerate major projects is a welcome step, but execution will define its success. In our latest #ConstructiveThinking blog post, we explore key considerations around labour supply, productivity and procurement - and the practical solutions needed to build Canada. Read here: tinyurl.com/49fxubr7

🎧 Tune in to a new episode of the Constructive Thinking podcast: tinyurl.com/mfp4uuxa This week, we dive into labour supply, union dynamics and competition in construction. 🏗️ Paul de Jong, President & CEO of PCA, sits down with Hugh Secord, Chief Strategist at Oakbridges Labour Relations Strategists Inc., to discuss the realities shaping Canada’s construction workforce - including the impact of EPSCA in Ontario. #ConstructiveThinking #FairandOpenTendering #ProgressiveConstruction

Speaker focus 🎤 🗣️ As we count down to March 31, we’re continuing to feature the speakers who will be a part PCA’s Ontario Conference & Blue Jays Social. We look forward to a full day of meaningful conversation and connection! #PCAConference #ProgressiveConstruction #FairandOpenTendering

🗓️⏪ #ThrowbackThursday In June 2024, PCA’s Regional Director of B.C., Dan Baxter, joined CFAX 1070’s Adam Sterling: The Podcast to discuss harmful tendering restrictions in British Columbia. Nearly two years later, this conversation remains highly relevant, especially after MLA Kiel Giddens introduced the Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act in the B.C. Legislature on March 5, 2026. 🔈Listen here: tinyurl.com/3rkpysfb