b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT / MESSAGE DU PRSIDENTAdvancing the industry positionPromouvoir la positionde lindustrieBy/par Sandy MacLeodT here is no doubt that the past twoI l ne fait aucun doute que les deux years have been challenging, withdernires annes ont t difficiles. unpredictability being the themeMalgr la COVID-19, nos changes of the day. While COVID-19 hasavec les gouvernements sebeen difficult on some fronts, it has allowed oursont intensifis. communications with government to flourish.Sur le front du changement climatique, On the climate change front, we continuenous continuonsfaire progresser la position to advance the industry position; in the comingde lindustrie. Vous pouvez vous attendremonths you can expect an HRAI Climate Actionce que LICCCR publie bientt unedclara-Statement to be released on behalf of the industry.tion sur laction climatique . Nous sommes We are also very active on the Greener Homesgalement trs actifs dans le cadreProgram, working with the NRCan Office ofdu programme Maisons plus vertes, en Energy Efficiency. We have involved manufac- collaboration avec lOffice de lefficacit turer members, the Air-Conditioning, Heatingnergtique de RNCan. Nous avons impliqu & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and contractorles fabricants, lAir-Conditioning, Heating members to suggest important improvements to & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) et les the program.membres entrepreneurs pour suggrer des Recently, municipalities across the country haveamliorations importantes. been initiating climate action plans and many areRcemment, les municipalits de tout reaching out to HRAI for guidance on just howle pays ont lanc des plans daction pour le the HVACR sector can help them meet their goals.climat et nombre dentre elles ont demand You will see regular updates on these actions in ourconseillICCCR. Vous trouverez desweekly newsletter. misesjour sur ces actions dans notre I am pleased to report that our membershipbulletin hebdomadaire.renewal program has brought membership levelsJai le plaisir dannoncer que notre back to pre-pandemic levels with plans to grow inprogramme de renouvellement des adhsions the coming year. In addition, HRAI has reacheda ramen le nombre dadhrentsson niveau a training agreement with the ESCO Institute toprpandmique. En outre, lICCCR a conclu jointly develop a Low GWP Refrigerant Safetyun accord de formation avec lInstitut ESCO Program for the Canadian market. Watch forafin de dvelopper un programme de scurit updates in the coming months. des rfrigrantsfaible PRG. Surveillez les I can confirm that CMPX will run March 23misesjour dans les moisvenir.to 25, 2022 as planned. After the cancellation of theJe peux confirmer que le salon CMPX event in 2020 and the ongoing uncertainty untilse droulera du 23 au 25 mars 2022 comme just a few weeks ago, it will be a pleasure to hostprvu. Aprs lannulation de lvnement en many of you at CMPX this year. 2020, ce sera un plaisir que de vous accueillir, I would also like to bring you up to date on twocette anne, au CMPX.important initiatives that have been in play over theJaimerais galement vous mettre au past year. First, there is the issue of HRAI gover- courant de deux initiatives importantes qui nance. The current HRAI governance structure hasont t mises en uvre au cours de lanne been in place for over 25 years and has served thecoule. Tout dabord, il y a la question de association well, but to further develop as one ofla gouvernance de lICCCR. La structure de Canadas leading trade associations, it may be timegouvernance actuelle, en place depuis plus de to consider changes to how we operate. 25 ans, a bien servi lassociation, mais il est Spring 2022 Insight7'