INDUSTRY FOCUSED ON BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE By Mary Van Buren, President, Canadian Construction Association
CCA initiatives include securing long-term investment in infrastructure, positioning the industry as a first choice for careers, and fair procurement There is no debate. The infrastructure we
As the industry’s national advocate, the
CCA will continue to advance these mes
design, build, and maintain must anticipate
Canadian Construction Association (CCA)
sages through our Invest in Canada cam
a rapidly changing world, where future cli
has been working to support members
paign to keep the importance of infrastruc
mate, technologies, and social needs will be
in your continued success and to remove
ture at the top of mind of Canadians.
very different from today.
roadblocks. This includes advocating for a
INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE WILL SECURE CANADA’S GROWTH ECONOMY
Infrastructure enables trade, powers
consistent and long-term infrastructure in
businesses, connects workers to their jobs,
vestment plan that benefits all Canadians;
creates opportunities for communities and
contracting that supports fair competition,
protects the nation from an increasingly
innovation and shared risk; and developing
unpredictable natural environment. It also
a pipeline of skilled and talented workers to
supports workers, providing millions of
build for the future.
Setting national goals around building sustainability into our infrastructure is key to our future economy. We are working collaboratively to create a new vision for infrastructure planning and investment in
jobs each year in building, design, and
These issues are CCA priorities for 2022,
maintenance, accounting for over 1.4 mil
and were already raised with key elected
aligned with provincial, municipal, and
lion jobs in Canada.
parliamentarians during our annual Hill
Indigenous needs. A long-term strategic
Our industry can be the path to green
Day on November 30 and in our response
vision and framework will provide stabil
and the road to economic recovery, but we
to the federal government’s National Infra
ity to projects, encourage investment, and
need supportive policies and a national plan
structure Assessment, which was backed by
support the development of the necessary
backed by a long-term investment strategy.
60 of our integrated partner associations.
skilled workforce.
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