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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 continued its upward climb this year with more than $1.4 billion worth of permits issued in Q3, states a recent news release. “In spite of the global challenges we have collectively experienced in the last two years, investment in Calgary’s future continues to remain a priority for our construction industry and development remains a driving force in our community,” said manager of business and building safety approvals Ulrik Seward in the release. Construction permits issued this quarter represent a 38 per cent increase from Q2. Approximately 5,101 permits were...
AB Infrastructure electronic bid bonds
In January 2022, Alberta Infrastructure moved away from accepting hard copy bid bonds and now only accepts electronic bid bonds as bid security. The use of electronic bid bonds is commonly used by many large owners in the province and is known to the construction industry. As we have had some time to monitor this change in process we have noted a few issues that we’d like to share with the Alberta Construction Association and its members. The intent of the electronic bid bond is that Alberta Infrastructure receives an authenticated PDF that contains a link to the surety site...
AHS is proceeding with the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) Reference No. AHS-2022-2218 for Pre-qualification for Contractor Services Related to Capital Projects
Cover Letter_ ACA_AHS Pre-qual October 24, 2022 Alberta Construction Association 18004 – 107 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5S 2J5 Attention: Ken Gibson, Executive Director By way of this letter, AHS kindly requests that the Alberta Construction Association (ACA) informs its membership that AHS is proceeding with the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) Reference No. AHS-2022-2218 for Pre-qualification for Contractor Services Related to Capital Projects this week. Vendors interested in becoming an AHS pre-qualified vendor may submit a proposal to the RFP which will be posted to the Alberta Purchasing Connection and BuildWorks Canada websites. AHS would encourage all organizations,...
‘Fresh start’: Formal arena talks are back on between city, Flames corporation
via Calgary Herald by Brodie Thomas This city is doing things differently this time by hiring consulting firm CAA ICON to represent Calgary at the negotiating table Afternoon sun casts shadows north of the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. The city has announced that Calgary Sport and Entertainment Corporation has re-entered negotiations for a new arena in the area. Gavin Young/Postmedia The City of Calgary and Calgary Flames ownership are going back to the table in hopes of crafting a new arena deal, but this time the city has drafted some help for the negotiations. The two parties have agreed to restart...
Growth in Calgary housing starts a good sign for the economy, say industry experts
via Global News by Lucie Edwardson Housing starts in the city have increased by about 20% this year Construction of all types of homes is up by nearly 20 per cent in Calgary this year. (Todd Korol/Reuters) Housing starts in Calgary have increased by about 20 per cent since the beginning of the year, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s latest report, and industry experts say it’s a good sign for the economy. The Housing Supply report for Canadian metropolitan areas released this month found that Calgary saw a higher number of housing starts for all types of homes...
CCA Advocacy Update Q3 2022
CCA Advocacy Update Q 3 2022 An update on our advocacy efforts – Q3 2022 Throughout this quarter, our advocacy efforts were focused on familiarizing ourselves with the policy environment in Calgary, creating key connections with stakeholders in the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta, and changing the narrative around construction in Calgary. To that end, we’ve developed important relationships with many City Councillors, senior officials in the Mayor’s Office, the Green Line LRT Board, and other key figures in City Administration. Here is an update on the positions we’ve taken, our media coverage, and what we’re looking...
4 Alberta communities get $25.6M in federal home energy retrofit funds
via Global New by Adam Toy WATCH: More than $25 million in federal funding is on its way to Alberta. The money is being used for municipal programs aimed at helping people pay for energy efficient retrofits on their homes. Adam MacVicar reports. Four Alberta communities are getting a total of $25.6 million in federal money to help improve home energy efficiency Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson was at Calgary city hall to make the announcement on Monday. The mayors of Calgary, Lethbridge and Canmore, as well as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities president were among the dignitaries attending the...
CCA Letter Re- Land Use Bylaw Amendments to Address Missing Middle Housing
September 27, 2022 The City of Calgary P.O Box 2100, Station “M” Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 Attention: Calgary City Council Dear City Council: Re: Land Use Bylaw Amendments to Address Missing Middle Housing (IP2022-0989) The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) stands in support of City Administration in pursuit of its creative solutions to assist with housing affordability. Namely, the proposed “missing middle” amendments to the land-use bylaw will accommodate housing forms which are unique and gently increase density in existing communities. The Municipal Development Plan (MDP) endeavours to accommodate 50 percent of Calgary’s future population growth over the next sixty...
Calgary city council remains part of new community approval process amid changes
via Global News by Adam MacVicar Calgary city council has made several changes to the way new neighbourhoods are approved, but removing city councillors entirely from the process wasn’t one of them. Mayor Jyoti Gondek floated the idea in July as part of a proposal to “depoliticize” the process of approving new communities by allowing administration to take on that work and judge the business cases on a set of criteria. “My goal was to get to a point where council was comfortable enough with the process and administration’s experience to make a sound decision on where we should grow and that...