Mechanical Piping Plumbing Journal 2008

Like many industries, the construction industry faces a number of human resources challenges. These include the need to accurately forecast labour demand and supply, to increase the mobility of workers from province to province, to make the most of new technologies, and to cope with an aging workforce. As a result, the CSC has identified four key priorities: Labour Market Information; Technology at Work; Career Awareness Programs; and Standards and Skills Development. LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION PROGRAM At the heart of the CSC’s mandate is the need to address the human resource issues through partnerships within the construction industry. Concurrently, the industry faces many challenges trying to ensure that there are enough skilled workers to meet the industry’s future needs. Where is construction growing? Where will we find tomorrow’s workforce? What skills will they need? Are there programs in place to develop these skills? How do the requirements differ at the local provincial/territorial, regional, national and global levels? To help answer these questions and to meet these challenges, the CSC is working to create a construction Labour Market Information (LMI) program. The program’s objective is to ensure that people involved in the construction industry have access to the right information at the right time. The CSC is focusing its current efforts on the design and development of the LMI program. Therefore, the CSC is working on the development of a: profile of the labour supply; workforce demand forecasting capability; regional LMI network; and National Owners’ Committee. Each province has its own LMI committee. Michael Fougere, president of the Saskatchewan Construction Association (SCA), acts as co-chairperson of SCA’s LMI committee. He says the sharing of information by all committees goes a long way in providing a neutral forum which helps provide data for the entire industry, and thus allows for critical planning decisions to be made. “It will come as no surprise that Saskatchewan, like every other province, has a critical labour shortage in most areas of the construction trades,” says Fougere. “Our LMI group has met for the last three years and has put out three reports. Our latest findings are no surprise, because really we are a small piece of the rest of the country. “We have an estimated 7,500 workers who will be needed to meet the demands in Saskatchewan, to meet the demands of those who will retire, and to meet the demands of expanding sectors in our economy,” says Fougere. “It is estimated from 2007 to 2015, 3,500 new jobs will be created just because of the increase in demand across the province. Also, about 4,000 – or 18 per cent of the work force – will be retiring, and they will need to be replaced. Those are the major findings in terms of how critical the gap is in skilled labour shortages.” AUTOMATIC SEWER BACKUP PROTECTION FABCO PLASTICS PLASTICS FOR TODAY’S INDUSTRY Your complete source for INDUSTRIAL PLASTIC PRODUCTS MAINLINE FULLPORT BACKWATER VALVE The “Flagship” from Mainline continues to grow momentum as the preferred choice across North America. Combined with its “Normally-open” design and integral “Main-sewer clean-out.” The result? No more problems that traditional flapper valves have - no more clogging - no more freezing closed - no more corroding or rusting. Just a valve that works when it has to. Valve comes with a “clear” top for easy visual inspections. TO REQUEST YOUR NEW CATALOGUE CALL 1-800-661-7926 e-mail: info@fabcoplastics.com w e b : w w w. f a b c o p l a s t i c s . c o m TORONTO 2175A Teston Road, Maple (Toronto), Ontario, Canada L6A 1T3 Phone (905) 832-0600 • Toll Free Fax 1- 800- 668- 8415 EDMONTON 12938 - 148th Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5L 2H8 Phone (780) 451-0238 • Fax (780) 455- 4816 VANCOUVER 9511 - 194A Street, Surrey, B.C. V4N 4G4 Phone (604) 882-0766 • Fax (604) 882-1432 Toll free #1-877-734-8691 www.backwatervalve.com MONTREAL 16 Ronald Drive, Montréal West, PQ H4X 1M8 Phone (514) 369- 4720 • Fax (514) 369-5736 48 Mechanical Contractors Associations of Alberta, B.C., Manitoba & Saskatchewan 2008 http://www.backwatervalve.com http://www.fabcoplastics.com

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Mechanical Piping Plumbing Journal 2008 Contents MCA Canada Chairman MCA Alberta MCA British Columbia MCA Manitoba MCA Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba Demographics & Management Employees Insurance – The Pros & Cons of Subguard® Construction Sector Council Data Richmond Olympic Oval Uses the Ice to Heat Things Up B.C.’s Hydrogen Highway™: The Hydrogen + Fuel Cell Alternative The Manitoba Hydro Tower Project Index to Advertisers

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