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about the government’s procurement policy review. The ACA reinforces the message that procurement remains clear and transparent, and that apprenticeship promotion is a separate issue. practices approach in working with federal government on prompt pay. Paul Heyens and Chris Ambrozic lead a proactive and influential Alberta group of CCA directors. • Alberta Economic Development approves the ACA grant proposal to quantify the impacts of non-standard contract language, adding credibility to the ACA’s argument that government should adopt standard contracts. • The ACA acts within hours to equip members to respond to the Employment Standards Review. The ACA reiterated the challenges of imposing new requirements on our project-based industry at an April 3, 2017 stakeholder consultation and • The Canadian Construction Association adopts ACA’s best

The Alberta Construction Association (ACA) had a number of key actions for the first quarter in 2017: • The ACA equips members with speaking points to educate MLAs about the harm to businesses from adding costs and administrative complexity arising from potential changes to the Workers’ Compensation Board being considered by government’s WCB review. • The ACA lobbies Premier Rachel Notley for contractor compensation for fixed-price contracts currently in place but awarded prior to the Jan. 1, 2017 imposition of the carbon levy. • The ACA is the only vertical construction association invited by Alberta Finance and Alberta Infrastructure to the budget speech. The provincial budget reflects ACA recommendations with an increase of $1.4 billion over 2017-2021. • Alberta Infrastructure seeks ACA input on further considerations

ACA Retreat Charts Course for 2017-2018 The ACA’s board and the chief operating officers of Alberta’s local construction associations came together April 7, 2017 to fine-tune the ACA’s strategic plan for the next two years. Dave Mowat, CEO for ATB Financial, laid out the challenge — to adapt to a new Alberta economy, and create the future you want. ACA’s management committee consisting of chair Paul Heyens, senior vice-chair Chris Ambrozic, vice-chair Ian Reid and past chair Paul Verhesen led the group to refocus the ACA on two key mandates — helping members seize market opportunities and acting to reduce risks for members. • Promote infrastructure investment • Advance the use of standardized contracts • Promote preferred clients • Minimize the risk of onerous regulation The ACA is excited about its plan for the next two years. Together with member construction associations, the association will share expertise and best practices to better serve you — the members. n The group outlined strategies to accomplish a number of goals:

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