GCAO Activities

GCAO Activities

Position Papers

Education Links

Covid-19 Resources

https://www.oca.ca/resources/covid19.php


The Ottawa Construction Association – Construction and safety related training.

http://www.oca.ca/training/

OCA

The Construction Sector Council – Construction Management Courses

http://www.elearning.csc-ca.org

These courses are offered through the organization’s E-Learning Center; each course is self paced and is approximately 6 hours in length. These courses have been created for Estimators, Superintendents and Project Managers who must deal effectively and professionally with employees, sub-trades, owners, clients and consultants.

The Construction Sector Council – Construction Management Courses

Canadian Construction Association – Gold Seal related courses

http://www.cca-acc.com

http://www.goldsealcertification.com

The CCA Gold Seal Certification Program is a national certification program for Construction Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators and Owners’ Project Managers. Certification is based on the candidate’s education, experience and their ability to satisfy the rigorous standards of the program.

Many of the courses outlined in this education bulletin are Gold Seal Accredited.

Canadian Construction Association

Algonquin College – Continuing Education Construction Courses

http://www.algonquincollege.com

Algonquin College

The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association – Safety related courses

https://www.ihsa.ca/training/services.aspx

Infrastructure Health & Saftey Association

The Canadian Green Building Council – LEED related courses

http://www.cagbc.org

The Canadian Green Building Council

The Canadian Design Build Institute – Design Build related conferences & courses

http://www.cdbi.org

The Canadian Design Build Institute

Project Management Institute – PMP related training

http://www.pmiovoc.org

http://www.learningtree.ca

PMI

Standard Practices

Standard Practice Commitees

The GCAO meets regularly with the larger buyers of construction services in the Greater Ottawa Area to maintain industry dialogue and address concerns raised by our members in an open an collaborative forum.

  • City of Ottawa
  • Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
  • National Capital Commission (NCC)
  • Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
  • Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (BGIS)
  • Ottawa Community Housing (OCH)
  • FrancoACHATS (French School Boards)
  • Ottawa Carleton School Board
  • Ottawa Catholic School Board

Please contact us if you would like us to meet with another project procurement group including consultants groups to discuss any tendering issues.