b'MCA CANADA PROVINCIAL REPORTMCAONTARIOR ecognizing that we continue toidentified as essential to our future marketWe worked with our union partner to work in an ever-changing market- presence and competitiveness with thearrive at a negotiated settlement regarding place that requires member firms topurpose of bringing about much-neededthe changes to personal emergency leave increasingly be ahead of the game whencultural change within both labour andthat were legislated by the government it comes to meeting owner/client demandsmanagement forces. Meetings throughoutthrough the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs and maintaining a competitive edge,the province between the MCA ZoneAct, 2017, known as Bill 148. throughout the past year, MCA Ontariorepresentatives and their respective UA continued its ongoing effort to be on representatives are completed and a finalWe remained key/lead participants in top of (and act on) industry needs report is anticipated toward the latter halfa major industry WSIB policy Alliance and concerns. of 2019. Body (known as the Construction The Performance Partnership InitiativeI felt it important to also provide a briefEmployers Council on Workers that was kicked off jointly with the UA inoverview of other key matters addressed/ Compensation and Safety) that is mid-2015 is nearing completion. This wasfocused on by the association over the year. focused on ensuring sensible/fair WSIB policy and costs in Ontario. This Body continues to promote our interests on matters including Rate Framework Review, Chronic Mental Stress Policy and Premium Rates.MCAO continued its active involvement with Prompt Payment Ontarioand its broad industry effort to see the intro-duction of prompt payment legislation. As all members should know, Ontario passed legislation on December 5, 2017, to modernize construction laws to ensure businesses and workers get paid on time. The MCAO continues to monitor this matter to ensure that the best interests of its members are promoted.Given the outcome of the provincial election and the Progressive Conservatives winning a majority government, the MCAO decided that it was prudent to hire a professional lobbyist to advocate for the best interests of its members. Subjects including, but not limited to, TSSA processes and the replacement of the Ontario College of Trades are being reviewed and discussed between therelevant parties. We were most fortunate to, once again, have outstanding support andparticipation in our Annual General Meeting/Conference.36 www.mcac.ca'