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HHCA April 2025 Newsletter A busy March has welcomed a very busy April! In addition to the never-ending news cycle and impacts on construction, the HHCA is hosting our Annual General Meeting & Awards Dinner tomorrow plus our Young Leaders Bowling event NEXT week. Inside this month's newsletter you'll find important updates on Tariffs and the upcoming Federal Election. The Canadian Construction Association has launched Construction for Canadians, an election platform to help you make construction a key priority in this election. In addition, you'll find information on the City of Hamilton's new Vendor Performance Management System, a just [...]

HHCA March 2025 Newsletter There is a lot happening in the world of Construction and in the province right now and we are doing our part to keep everyone up to date. The HHCA has a lot on the go including including two in-person seminars this month; one on the Construction Act and the second on the impact of potential tariffs in the industry. Do you and your team have professional development and training goals you want to achieve? The HHCA can help with that too. Inside this newsletter you'll find: A full debrief on the Provincial Election courtesy [...]

HHCA Forecast previews major Construction projects in the Region The threat of tariffs from the Donald Trump administration clearly cast a pall over the proceedings during the recent Hamilton-Halton Construction Association 2025 Construction Forecast conference. But HHCA members and construction community who attended the January 30 event were reminded there’s still billions of dollars’ worth of projects in the local pipeline to be delivered by regional public sector owners regardless of the tariff squabbles. Representatives from Hamilton Water, the Halton Region capital projects division and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) outlined scores of near-term infrastructure projects to be tendered in [...]

Agri-food projects top HOPA’s construction schedule for 2025 The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) will make significant infrastructure investments this year as the agency supports major construction projects in the agri-food sector at Hamilton Harbour. Jonathan Wetselaar, HOPA’s director of capital projects, provided an overview of the two new Hamilton agri-food projects as well as upcoming infrastructure investments at HOPA sites in Oshawa and Port Colborne to members of the Hamilton-Halton Construction Association at the HHCA’s Construction Forecast breakfast last week. Wetselaar said HOPA’s project pipeline is “very, very healthy,” with the two latest agri-food builds underscoring the wisdom of [...]

HHCA February 2025 Newsletter There is a lot happening in the the Canadian world right now and we are doing our part to keep everyone up to date. The HHCA has a lot on the go including the YLG Talk focused on AI in Construction next week, our almost sold out Curling Bonspiel, upcoming seminars on Construction Act and new CCDC documents and more! Do you have professional development and training goals you want to achieve? The HHCA can help with that too. Inside this newsletter you'll find: Complimentary trade show admission to the Canadian Concrete Expo 2025 Hamilton [...]

HHCA January 2025 Newsletter The New Year is here! We're excited for all the great things in store for the year ahead and will be here to keep you informed. The HHCA has a lot planned for Q1 including our Construction Forecast, a YLG Talk about AI in Construction, our Curling Bonspiel and more! Do you have professional development and training goals you want to achieve? The HHCA can help with that too. Inside this newsletter you'll find: Complimentary trade show admission to the Canadian Concrete Expo 2025 Hamilton Business Survey Gold Seal Webinar details There are other things [...]