b'MCA CANADA PROVINCIAL REPORTMCAALBERTAW hile the construction industry2.development and delivery of this first-Prompt Payment Legislation trends in Alberta from 2018going into the last year of the NDPever event. The conference was a big through spring of 2019 havegovernments term, the Alberta Tradeundertaking, generating three times continued to be challenging, there seemsContractors Coalition (ATCC)our typical annual conference budget, to be new optimism that the hole intolobbied extensively to get promptbut with over 220 delegates attending which margins have dug themselvespayment onto the governmentsit turned out to be a great event.cannot get any deeper. That said, ourlegislative agenda. While progress wasGoing into the next year, MCA Alberta is association has had a very successful andmade and government acknowledgedexcited to be launching a new Employee positive year.the issue as a priority by initiating aHour Bank Benefits Plan for our We continue to focus on two primarystakeholder review, time ran out tocontractor member companies and their objectives for the association: initiate a legislative push. Well startemployees. After two years of develop-the process over again with the newment the MCA Alberta Group Insurance UCP government. Board of Trustees have found the right Delivering value and value-based programs to our members and their3.Safety in the Mechanical Contractorblend of partners who are able to offercompanies, and SectorMCA received a court-highly competitive and flexible plans that Ensuring that we maintain a healthyordered settlement to develop a safetyare able to stand up to the strong industry program targeted to improving safetycompetition that exists in the benefits and viable member association. in the Mechanical Contractor sector.market. Launching this program and These objectives are achieved throughThe safety course has been fullyensuring the delivery of a high-quality, delivery of programs and services in fourdeveloped and beta tested. It will bemoney-saving plan to our members will core areas: delivered across the province in thebe priority for the association in the coming year. coming year.Advocacy4.Gold Standard Program DevelopmentOn the advocacy front, MCA AlbertaMember Benefits As this program evolved over thecontinues to provide administrativeTraining and Educationlast year the MCA board recognizedservices to the ATCC. Going into its sixth a need for more focus within theyear, the 10-member association continues Social Networking program. The committee undertook ato gain strength as it finds new and inno- Five significant projects were undertakenstrategic planning session from whichvative ways to bring forward and address an in-depth five-year business planindustry issues which negatively affect the in the past year that required significantwas developed. Upon evaluation ofability of trade contractors to do business. attention and commitment: the business plan it became clear to the MCA board that a new focus wasAs always, our participation in MCA 1. Office Renovationin negotiatingrequired. The program is currentlyCanada remains a high priority for MCA a new five-year lease on our existingreworking the business plan basedAlberta members. With all the demands office location, MCA was able toon the feedback from the board, andthat require each of our associations atten-negotiate a complete office renova- is planning to relaunch the Goldtion, we find there are more than enough tion. This required moving out ofStandard Program in the coming year. issues that are effectively addressed at the current location, overseeing thethe national level. We look forward to renovation, the purchase of new office5.MCA Western Region Conference building on the positive relationshipsfurniture and moving back into theMCA Alberta initiated the concept forbetween the provincial andnew space. this project and took the lead in thenational associations.30 www.mcac.ca'