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Bulletin to Members: Construction Sector Added to Ontario Phase 2 Vaccination Plan
No. 21/012 – March 25, 2021 The Ontario Ministry of Health has published an update memo to its Phase 2 Vaccination Plan. The memo details minor revisions to the Second Group of Essential Workers who cannot work from home to […]
Bulletin to Members: The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks is moving forward in implementing the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Permissions Approach
No. 21/011 – March 22, 2021 The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is moving forward in implementing the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure (CLI) Permissions Approach to update the current sewage approvals framework, following consultation in 2020. ACEC-Ontario would like […]
Bulletin to Members: Emergency Orders Extended, Vaccinations Continue and Variants Remain Active
No. 21/010 – March 22, 2021 Late Friday afternoon, the government of Ontario again extended all emergency orders under the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) for at least another month, to April 20th. The ROA must be extended every 30 days […]
Bulletin to Members: Ontario Municipalities Receiving $500 Million in Provincial Support to Help Offset COVID-19 Expenses
No. 21/009 – March 5, 2021 Yesterday Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister, Steve Clark, announced that the Ontario government is providing an additional $500 million to help the province’s 444 municipalities address ongoing COVID-19 operating costs. The new financial relief […]
Bulletin to Members: Ontario Preparing to Rollout Phase Two of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
No. 21/007 – March 5, 2021 The Ontario government is preparing to move into Phase Two of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan next month, with a focus on vaccinating populations based on age and risk. With vaccine supply stabilizing and […]
Bulletin to Members: Government of Ontario extends emergency orders, Stay-at-Home orders remain in effect for Toronto, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound until at least March 8th
No. 21/006 – February 18, 2021 The Government of Ontario’s emergency orders have been extended until March 21st under the Reopening Ontario Act, the province is maintaining the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures are […]
Bulletin to Members: Government of Ontario extends state of emergency and stay-at-home order
No. 21/003 – January 26, 2021 The Ontario government has extended the declared provincial emergency for an additional 14 days. The declaration of emergency made under section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA), originally declared on […]
Bulletin to Members: Ministry of Transportation affirms consultant’s essential business status, Government updates essential construction list: Consulting industry facing minimal impacts with new conditions
No. 21/002 – January 19, 2021 In response to the Ontario government’s declaration of a second provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA) last Tuesday, January 12th and the subsequent issuing of […]
Province and City of Toronto Agree on Delivery of Subway Projects
October 17, 2019 – Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) is pleased to hear the announcements from Toronto Mayor John Tory and Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney regarding their agreement to deliver billions of dollars of transit projects in Toronto. Included […]
Infrastructure Investment: It’s About Value, Not Price
June 26, 2019 – Back in May, Mayor John Tory announced the official start of construction season in Toronto. It was noted that the 2019 plan included over $1-billion in spending on a combination of new infrastructure, plus maintenance and […]