CISC Members and Associates visited the Quebec Legislature on September 21 to meet with parliamentarians and to urge action on key issues impacting our industry: Prompt Payment, Infrastructure investment & local procurement, and Free & Fair Trade Read our press release
Our government is proud to support steel manufacturing and stand with Alberta steel fabricators as they celebrate their industry this Steel Day. As a province, we are supporting Alberta’s structural steel industry and creating jobs through our capital plan and infrastructure investments. http://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=4342502322D55-EC51-F1EB-99E22CF8773EEFE9
(Markham, September 12, 2016) -- The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) welcomes today’s decision by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to initiate an investigation into dumped Fabricated Industrial Steel Components (FISC) from China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United Arab Emirates, and subsidized FISC from China. CBSA’s announcement can be accessed [...]
Costs and delays have ballooned for Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge replacement project in a cautionary tale involving standards for steel and a cultural divide that spans continents. Source: Daily Commercial News Read more
CISC Ontario Region Members & Associates are meeting parliamentarians at Queen's Park today to urge immediate action on prompt payment, free and fair trade and local procurement.
CISC Ontario is planning a "Day on the provincial legislature" with our first visit to Queens Park on May 18th, 2016. More information will be available in the coming weeks.
Job creation, economic diversification and transition to a low carbon economy through local procurement policies for infrastructure projects...
We are pleased to report that our advocacy efforts have had a strong impact in Ottawa including recent comments by our Prime Minister and other parliamentarians acknowledging the important role that the Steel industry plays in Canada, and supporting our key platforms. We received significant media coverage in numerous media outlets including Bloomberg TV. [...]
A national delegation of CISC members and associates met with parliamentarians from all political parties at CISC’s “Steel Construction Day on the Hill” on March 22nd...
Industry stakeholders are keeping a close eye on Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, as it makes its way through the Senate, calling it a landmark piece of legislation that will benefit those working on federal construction projects. http://dailycommercialnews.com/Government/News/2016/4/Support-resonates-for-federal-prompt-payment-bill-1015336W/