Canadian Electrical Contractors Association
41 Maple Street L9P 1C8 Uxbridge, ON, Canada

CECA attended the Electric Vehicles Road to Prevalence event presented by The Empire Club of Canada. A discussion of what steps the EV industry needs to take to solidify consumer confidence, lower product costs, and lift dependence on government incentive programs along the journey to widespread adoption. Panelists included ... Al Cormier President and CEO, Electric Mobility Canada Travis Allan Vice-President, Public Affairs and General Counsel, FLO Lance Mortlock Strategy Partner and National Oil and Gas Leader, EY Canada Cara Clairman President and CEO of Plugn Drive Theresa Dekker Vice President, Corporate Business Development & Strategy, Ontario Power Generation; Co-President, Ivy Charging Network The discussions were moderated by Stephanie Wallcraft President, Automobile Journalists Association of Canada; Multiple award-winning Automotive and Motorsport writer.

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We are happy to report that the U of T CECA student chapter team placed first out of thirteen teams in the initial round of the Green Energy Challenge. Top three teams and scores are: 1. University of Toronto 503.71... 2. Iowa State University 503.40 3. Illinois Institute of Technology 502.00 They now have to create a video and present their project at the NECA convention in Las Vegas in September. The top three teams move on to the second round. They have to create a video and present their project at the NECA convention in Las Vegas in September. You can share your congratulations and best wishes for round 2 with them at [email protected] Note that while NECA covers their convention registration and hotel, they must pay for their travel. If you have any discretionary funds to help them out, it would be greatly appreciated. PS. It was noted that the core team leads for the competition were ALL women!

Potential labour shortage in electrical industry highlights need for younger, more diverse workforce. Reported by CTV News. A recent study from not-for-profit Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) projects that 20,500 new employees will be needed in the electrical industry by 2022. This demand is largely driven by a need to replace people who are retiring. This was a two year study drawing on information from 140 stakeholders across the country.... The study also highlighted the need for a younger and more diverse workforce. We need to increase the percentage of indigenous and female workers in the industry. Currently, only five percent of workers are indigenous and 26 percent are female. Link to the CTV report https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/potential-labour-shortage-in-el

The federal budget announced on March 19,2019 includes legislation for Prompt Payment in Canada on all federal projects. The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada is enthusiastically supporting the initiative and looking forward to reviewing the legislation as drafted. We wish to thank champions, The Hon. Judy Sgro and Senator Don Plett for tireless efforts to put #promptpayment on the federal radar and move legislation forward. We also thank the Hon. Carla Qualtrough and Parliamentary Secretary Steven MacKinnon, dput de Gatineau for their support! Hon. Bill Morneau #PromptPayment #CdnPoli

CECA will be holding our AGM and Networking Event from Friday, June 7 to Saturday, June 8, 2019. This years event will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Invitations will be going out to Nova Scotia contractors to join us for the weekend with their significant others. Information on AGM- http://bit.ly/2ClYT82

CECA/NECA U of T Student Chapter going to Mexico City. The trip is focused on verifying the installation of the lights, getting impact statements and examining future opportunities.The students will be keeping a blog so you can track their activity. To follow their progress visit their blog at: https://cecauoft.wordpress.com/blog/