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Each year, March 11 marks World Plumbing Day; an opportunity to celebrate the importance of plumbing and plumbers in protecting public health and providing access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Dave Holek, President and Chair of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada, provided the following statement to recognize World Plumbing Day: “The celebration of…
Read MoreAnnual event brings together mechanical engineering students to explore opportunities and trends in the mechanical contracting sector OTTAWA, February 24, 2021 – The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada has opened registration for the 2021 Student Chapter Summit taking place March 12, 2021, inviting students, faculty, and MCA Canada members to take part in the first-ever…
Read MoreTogether with the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH), MCA Canada has released a new policy document and list of recommendations outlining how the mechanical contracting industry can contribute to Canada’s economic recovery post-COVID-19. The document, entitled Investment in Retrofits: Key to Canada’s Green Recovery Post-Crisis, is attached for your information and to share.…
Read MoreThe Government of Canada’s has its updated climate plan titled, “A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy” announced December 11 2020. The backgrounder on the highlights of the plan can be found here. A number of the points under the first pillar of the plan, “Making the Places Canadians Live and Gather More Affordable by…
Read MoreHolek, President and General Manager of Lekter Industrial Services Inc., to helm the association for a second term OTTAWA, December 9, 2020 – In a year that saw the COVID-19 pandemic have a significant impact on industries across the country, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada has elected to maintain its current governance and Executive…
Read MoreThe annual Richard McKeagan Scholarship Series provides multiple scholarships to students studying in mechanical contracting and engineering fields OTTAWA, October 5, 2020 – The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) recently announced the recipients of the 2020 Richard McKeagan Scholarship Series, which saw more than $17,000 awarded to deserving students in the mechanical contracting and…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020 —The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCA Canada) and the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) are supportive of today’s announcement that $10 Billion will be invested over the next three years by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to support Canada’s economic recovery, including $2 Billion for retrofits of buildings to make…
Read MoreJuly 14, 2020 ________________________________________________________________________________ More than $14,000 to be awarded to deserving students studying in mechanical contracting and engineering fields OTTAWA, July 14, 2020 – The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is now accepting applications for the 2020 Richard McKeagan Scholarship Series, an annual program that will see more than $14,000 awarded in scholarships…
Read MoreA portion of registration fees for the May 27 conference to be donated to Food Banks Canada The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is hosting the association’s first-ever virtual conference on May 27, providing a full-day of sessions in an online event-platform. Themed “Beyond 2020,” the conference program will have sessions focusing on the…
Read MoreEmergency COVID-19 Construction Cost Relief Program would provide much needed support to contractors across Canada OTTAWA, April 7, 2020 — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) was pleased to see the call from the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) to establish an Emergency COVID-19 Construction Cost Relief Program to help contractors grappling with the financial…
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