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The Canadian Construction Association will hold its Annual Conference March 10 to 12 in Quebec City. Here’s a look at the lineup:
Charting the future: Canadian politics in transition, sponsored by Aviva Canada, featuring freelance political journalist Chantal Hébert. With a new Liberal Party leader to be announced just days before hey keynote and an upcoming federal election, Chantal will offer critical insights on Canada’s evolving political landscape.
Patrick Lamarre, President of Kiewit Canada Group Inc., and Heather Masterson, President and CEO of Travelers Canada, will join CCA President, Rodrigue Gilbert, for our CEO power lunch sponsored by BDC on Wednesday, March 12. These top executives will explore emerging business trends and growth opportunities in a rapidly changing market.
Paul Smetanin, President of the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis, will follow with Building in the void: Governance challenges, risks facing Canada’s construction future. This presentation will delve into how politicalization, questionable leadership, and the misuse of resources have exposed the construction industry to significant risks.
CCA’s Associate Vice-President of Public Affairs and Industry Practices, Louis-Philippe Champagne, as he moderates an insightful session featuring political experts Karl Bélanger, Vandana Kattar, and Tasha Kheiriddin. Turbulence ahead: Strategic planning for industry resilience during political change will offer a comprehensive guide to electoral readiness, exploring how to anticipate policy shifts, engage with new political leaders, and develop strategies to navigate the uncertainties that lie ahead.
The Innovator’s Pitch: CONtact Mentorship session, sponsored by Pomerleau, is back, but this time with five new innovators vying to be voted the most promising innovation. Procore’s sponsored Economic outlook for construction will unpack the potential implications of U.S. policies on Canadian markets and discuss the macroeconomic trends shaping the construction sector.
CCA National Awards breakfast, sponsored by Northbridge Insurance, where we celebrate the trailblazers, innovators, and standout individuals and organizations making waves in the Canadian construction industry.
Other sessions at the conference include:
- Fortifying Canada: The role of construction in disaster resilient infrastructure and emergency response
- Modern contracting and procurement
- Building Canada’s gateway to the world: The future of trade-enabling infrastructure
- Enhancing workforce culture and retention through inclusivity: Stories, strategies, and solutions
- Navigating immigration and workforce policies in Canada
- Adopting a new mindset, skillset, and toolset for AI in construction
- Turning policy into practice: Adapting to government strategies for sustainable infrastructure
- CCDC roadmap: Exciting new documents and important changes on the horizon
- Beyond four walls: The overlooked costs of Canada’s housing crisis
- Building blocks of innovation: Measuring progress in Canadian construction