MCAC supports call for construction and trades relief programs due to COVID-19
April 8, 2020 | By HPAC Magazine
The Canadian Construction Association has called for an Emergency COVID-19 Construction Cost Relief Program to help contractors with the financial implications of project shutdowns delays, and losses of productivity.
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The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is supporting a call from the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) to establish an Emergency COVID-19 Construction Cost Relief Program to help contractors grappling with the financial implications of project shutdowns, delays, and losses of productivity. The MCAC is also supporting the initiative proposed by the National Trade Contractors Council of Canada (NTCCC) in a letter to the Prime Minister outlining the need for support directed towards the trades as the sector also wrestles with the fall out from COVID-19 work stoppages.
Dave Holek, president/Chair MCAC
“As with industries across Canada, the construction industry and the mechanical contracting sector have been faced with unforeseen challenges and issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dave Holek, MCAC president and Chair. “Whether it is the necessary but added costs of health and safety to protect workers, losses in productivity as we adapt to the changing requirements for job sites, or supply chain and payment problems as a result of shutdowns or delays, the COVID-19 pandemic has already proven to have far-reaching consequences. Our association supports any measures to help contractors access liquidity or financial support to help contractors work through this crisis.”
In its own letter to the Prime Minister, MCAC asked that the federal government provide financial support for those construction firms affected by the closure of construction sites and any project delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The request to establish an Emergency COVID-19 Construction Cost Relief Program reinforces the fact that contractors across Canada are facing unprecedented challenges,” added Holek. “We are pleased to see any efforts that will help our members through this crisis and beyond, and we look forward to working with governments at all levels to ensure our industry is fully prepared to help rebuild the Canadian economy when the dust settles on COVID-19. We are all in this together.”
