News Updates

New Digital Membership Certificates!

VRCA is proud to introduce our new digital membership certificates, available for members to download and print in the Member Area. To download your VRCA Membership Certificate, login to the Member Area, go to My Desktop and click Print Certificate. Upon renewal each year you will also be sent an up...Full Story

Mentoring New & Young Workers to be Safe, Tuesday, June 11th

This workshop is designed to provide construction staff, supervisors, owners and management tools and techniques to motivate and empower young workers to be safe on the work site. Learn how to ask effective questions, how to build healthy r...Full Story

Industrial/ Commercial Fall Protection Program - Train the Trainer Course 3 days

VRCA has partnered with the Fall Protection Group Inc. (FPG) for fall protection training. The Train-the-Trainer program will certify qualified applicants in the delivery of the One Day Industrial/Commercial End User Training Cour...Full Story

CCDC Seminars, Friday, June 21, 2013

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) has developed two new design-build contract forms which will be released in July 2013: CCDC 14 - Design-Build Stipulated Price ContractCCDC 15 - Design Services Contract between Design-Bu...Full Story

CFL Gold Sponsor Spotlight: Graham Construction, Houle Electric

Many thanks to our CFL Gold Sponsors Graham Construction and Houle Electric! Graham is an employee-owned North American construction solutions partner with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually. With over eight decades of experience, Graha...Full Story

Green Building Certification Showdown, June 18

Confused about green building certification systems? Trying to choose the right option for your new or existing buildings? Or just want to keep on top of recent changes and what the various labels really mean? Join Light House and represent...Full Story

BOMA BESt for Government Buildings, Free Webinar June 20

There are more than 1,500 buildings certified under the BOMA BESt rating system, including public buildings across Canada, and increasingly municipalities are requiring that their buildings achieve a green building certification or equivale...Full Story

CCA Weekly, May 28 2013

 CCA Weekly is an electronic newsletter published each week by the Canadian Construction Association. It contains relevant articles and information for CCA members and those involved in the construction industry.  We would lo...Full Story

CCA News, May 2013

For the latest news from CCA, download the May 2013 newsletter.Full Story

PWGSC to Replace MERX on June 1 with its Own Bid Site ‘buyandsell.gc.ca’

You may have heard that as of June 1, 2013, Public Works & Government Services Canada (PWGSC) will cease to use MERX for the provision of federal government opportunities. The Department has developed its own portal, buyandsell.gc.ca, t...Full Story