CCA Updates
Lena Hogarth
Get up to $15,000 to Boost Your Business Technology QUALIFIED CDAP DIGITAL ADVISOR
The Boost Your Business Technology Grant The Government of Canada, as part of the 2021 federal budget, announced the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP). The goal of the CDAP program is to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to meet the challenges of the digital age and reach their full potential. Eligible businesses can leverage this grant to pay for the services of a digital advisor (who has to be pre-approved for this by the gov’t). These advisors will work with companies to recommend digital pathways and strategies to help them achieve their business goals and increase their competitiveness in the digital...
Calgary Construction Association in Ottawa to Advocate on Job Vacancies, Immigration Reform
This week, Bill Black our President and COO, and Frano Cavar, our Director of Government Relations, were in Ottawa, Ontario to participate in the Canadian Construction Association’s Annual Hill Day. They joined representatives from across the Canadian construction sector to call on the federal government to make changes to modernize Canada’s immigration policy and update the Temporary Foreign Worker program in order to address the most severe labour shortage Canada has faced in more than 50 years. While every province and sector of the Canadian economy is reeling from historically high job vacancy rates, the situation is especially acute for...
Calgary issues $1.43 billion worth of construction permits in Q3
via Journal of Commerce by ConstructConnect The construction industry in Calgary contin