City of Toronto Webinar - Organizational Planning for Net Zero

- April 13, 202312:00 PM - 12:45 PM (local time)
Online Webex

On April 13th at Noon, take a closer look at the mandatory Energy & Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) regulation in Ontario. This year, buildings 50,000 sqft and larger will be required to report - with many reporting for the first time.

To help you prepare for the July 1, 2023 reporting deadline, Keller Engineering will present what organizations should know, how to report, and provide tips for a smooth submission. A useful session for both first-time reporters and repeat reporters.

Schedule:12-12:05 – Introductions12:05 -12:25 – Presentation12:25 -12:30 – City Updates12:30 - 12:45 – Q&A

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/bbp-ewrb

https://toronto.webex.com/weblink/register/r8d90dd603fe289116d385674283b4e2b

Questions can be sent to BBP@Toronto.ca

Category:
TCA Member Event

Organizer:
City of Toronto - Better Buildings Partnership Team

Registration

Registration deadline: April 13, 2023.

Trump Executive Order Launches Trade War

Important Update: President Trump Pauses Tariff’s on Canada for at Least 30 Days

Dear TCA members,

As you know, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods over the weekend that will take effect tomorrow morning and have enormous economic consequences. Prime Minister Trudeau has predictably released a list of goods subject to a retaliatory tariff and so begins the trade war. The impacts of the U.S trade tax and the Trudeau retaliatory countermeasures will be considerable and will absolutely affect the Canadian construction industry.

This trade war is not going away any time soon. Trump is prone to drama as we know and his threats relating to NAFTA during his last term as President were bad but not devastating by the time the new trade agreement was signed. Since then, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada has grown from $31 billion to closer to $100 billion. That’s the real reason for the trade war. The cross-border fentanyl distribution argument was a means to an end and was presumably used to justify the emergency measures legislation. Our best guess is that this new trade war will have severe and enduring impacts on TCA members.

In the coming months, news channels will be filled with stories about trade wars and their impacts but likely not satisfy your need to understand how your day-to-day businesses will be affected. Our focus at TCA will be on sharing industry-specific impacts including strategic best practices which we commit to share with TCA members as new information becomes available.

In the interest of ensuring that we are sharing meaningful and helpful information, TCA is already negotiating with an international trade strategy consultant in the hope that a strategic partnership with trade impact experts will add genuine and unique value for TCA members. I also serve on the Board of the Canadian Construction Association with whom I have been communicating 24-7 since the executive order was signed on Saturday. Rest assured that CCA is in constant contact with the federal government to analyze the Trudeau countermeasures and influence the go-forward strategy of trade negotiators. That too will be shared as it happens.

In the interim, please don’t hesitate to share your views and/or ask for assistance. We exist to serve the needs of our members and the road ahead will indeed be challenging.

Respectfully,
John Mollenhauer
President and CEO

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