b'GOVERNMENT RELATIONSGOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATEBY CHRISTIAN BELLD ear Members and Supporters,funded infrastructure projects to$75 million over three years to create The Access Association ofprioritize Canadian materials such asup to 2,600 new seats annually in Canada (AAC) is committed todomesticlumber. priority construction-related post-ensuring members stay up to date on thesecondary programs.latest government announcements, policyPROVINCIAL INITIATIVES (ONTARIO)Advanced Wood Construction changes and initiatives that impact theAs of Right Labour MobilityAction Plan: Ontario launched a scaffold and access industry.Framework: Certified workersplan to expand the manufacturing in regulated professions canand use of high-quality, engineered To receive the most up-to-datebegin working in Ontario withinwood products in construction, information on whats happening in the10 business days of submittingpromoting sustainability and scaffold and access industry, visit www. credentials and can continue forinnovation inbuilding.accessassociation.ca or email info@ up to six months while completing accessassociation.ca and sign up to ourfull registration. Applies acrossONTARIO CONSTRUCTION HEALTH email newsletter. 50+ regulatory bodies and 300+AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE FEDERAL INITIATIVES certifications. CAMPAIGNFrom April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, theBuild Canada Homes (BCH):AED Requirement for Construction Ministry of Labours Construction Health A new federal entity designedSites: Projects lasting three months to scale up affordable housingor longer and employing 20+and Safety Program (CHSP), in partnership by acting as a developer andworkers must install and maintainwith the Infrastructure Health and Safety financer. It targets nearly 500,000an Automated External DefibrillatorAssociation (IHSA) and industry experts, new homes per year, emphasizes(AED) onsite. The WSIB will create ais running a province-wide campaign Canadian-made materials, supportsreimbursement program to offset thefocused on single-family and multi-family prefab/3D-printed constructionapprox. $2,300 cost. residential construction, including roofing. and allocates $25 billion in debtThe initiative will combine compliance assistance and focused inspections, financing plus $1 billion in equity forWSIB Safe Employer Rebate: innovativebuilders. The province will issue a furthersupported by new resource materials on $2-billion rebate for safe employers,common hazards and control measures. Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF):in addition to the $2-billion rebate The campaign follows data showing that Committed $44 million to fast-trackdistributed earlier in the year. between April 2023 and December 2024, construction of over 1,300 homes in Skilled Trades Training Investment:residential projects accounted for over half the next three years, aiming for 9,700 homes over the next decade. Ontario is investing an additionalof all CHSP field visits and the majority $159.3 million over three years toof orders and stop work orders issued, support growth and stability inparticularly related to falls, struck-by Major Projects Office (MPO): Launched to fast-track nation- skilled trades programs, includingincidents and violations under O. Reg. building projects under a oneexpanding the In-Class Enhancement213/91. Inspectors will target activities project, one review model, withFund to increase training seatsmost often linked to injuries and high-$40 million to support Indigenousand fund Level 1 apprenticerisk events, such as working at heights, participation. classroomfees. scaffolding, ladders, excavation safety and site housekeeping, while addressingBuild Canadian Procurementcontributing factors across entire projects Construction-Related Post-Initiative: Requires federallysecondary Seats: Ontario is investingrather than isolated tasks.6THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ACCESS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA'