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Message From The Editor
 NETCO OASIS Program / Succession Management
In this issue Michelle Branigan shares some insight into succession management and we have another discussion about how NETCO is impacting training for electricians. In our last issue, we looked at what NETCO is doing with VR Training, their OASIS program is also leading edge with potential to have a major impact on training for apprentices and journeypeople by adding another tool to help improve the quality of training, as well as accessibility, so that more people are making it into the trade. We also have an interesting article from Krystie Johnston that was originally appeared in our sister publication, Mechatronics Canada. Endress+Hauser’s new Customer Experience Centre is a LEED Gold building, in conversation with CEO, Matthias Altendorf, Krystie looks at why striving for the highest level of sustainability was important for the company as well as getting into what the state-of-the-art facility has to offer. |
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Training & Skills Development
Taking a Closer Look at NETCO's OASIS Program and EV Installer Training
By Blake Marchand
 NETCO (National Electrical Trade Council) is an alliance of IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and CECA (Canadian Electrical Contractor Association), their primary mandate is to promote national standards in electrical training. Earlier this year, the Ontario government announced $13 million in funding for training programs across the province. Read More |
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Leadership
Succession Management and Planning: Moving Forward
By Michelle Branigan
 Canada’s labour market is feeling the effects of ‘a tight labour market, illustrated in the demographic profile of the baby-boomer market and accelerated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Canada, more than one in five working age adults are nearing retirement. In the electricity sector, the retirement rate is one and a half times the national average. Read More |
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Advertorial
Grimard is more competitive and produces estimates 3X faster with Procore
 When the pandemic lockdowns started in March of 2020, Grimard (an electrical contractor) had to decide whether to shut down its operations entirely or implement a new platform with people who were now freely available for work. Once they implemented Procore, they found a way to efficiently communicate with stakeholders and offer full transparency in terms of project costs and planning. Read More |
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Building Innovation
Endress+Hauser's New LEED Gold Customer Experience Centre
By Krystie Johnston
 The Customer Experience Centre. Four thousand four hundred square meters of sensationally detailed architecture, designed to ensure a superior customer and employee experience. The CEC showcases Endress+Hauser’s best-in-class instrumentation. It has a full-service calibration laboratory capable of handling the entire spectrum of flow, temperature, pressure, and level instrumentation – unmatched by any in the country. Read More |
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Retrofit
Canadian Green Retrofit Economy Study
 Over $3.6 billion has been committed to finance energy efficiency and low carbon upgrades to large buildings across Canada to meet GHG emission reduction targets through building retrofits. It is a historically large investment that will require the green building workforce to more than triple by 2030 to meet the demand for sustainable building construction and renovation. Read More |
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Learning Opportunities
- Active vs Passive Harmonic Filters
In this IEEE Continuing Education Credit course, attendees will learn the cause and effects of power system harmonics, the principle of operation for passive and active harmonic filters and see practical examples to illustrate when to use one product over the other.
- Grounded in Ontario Episode 6: Electrical Safety Code Changes
A new edition of Ontario Electrical Safety Code is going to be enforced on May 5th. The Code is updated to reflect changes to requirements related to many areas – from guidance on new technology to climate change. Senior Director of Engineering and Regulations Nansy Hanna said keeping up with the Code’s changes is necessary for all licensed electrical contractors and others working in the electrical industries, such as designers and engineers.
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Advertorial
Become a Wiser Approved Installer
 Get access to exclusive benefits, product discounts and resources that will help you drive more business, and lower energy bills for your clients. Read More |
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Industry Recognition
Graeme Aitken and Ian Howcroft Recognized in COCA 2022 Awards
 The Council of Ontario Construction Associations honoured construction industry leaders from across Ontario with the presentation of the Cliff Bulmer Award, the Construction Hard Hat Award, the Chair’s Award, and the President’s Award. These recognitions were made at an awards ceremony and dinner held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls Ontario on the morning of June 9th, 2022. Read More |
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Asset Management
Hilti Opens Up ON!Track Unite Tool Tracking App
 Hilti North America has launched ON!Track Unite, a new open Application Programming Interface (API) for software integration. The platform transforms what is often complex and manual-based into a seamless digital experience, unifying data from multiple sources, increasing data quality and consistency, and automating processes involving ON!Track Tool Tracking and Asset Management and other software. Read More |
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Sustainability
- NRCan Launches RFP for Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched an RFP for the Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP), which aims to expand zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) charging infrastructure and hydrogen refueling stations in public places, on-street, multi-unit residential buildings, workplaces and fleets.
- New Investment Partnership with Efficiency Capital to Deliver Low-Carbon Solutions to Businesses and Building Owners Across Canada
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced its commitment to invest of up to $50 millions into Efficiency Capital’s (EC) $62.5M asset management platform for the purpose of developing, funding, and delivering private sector energy efficiency and low-carbon retrofits.
- Canada and B.C. invest in 14 CleanBC Infrastructure Projects Across the Province
Investments in green infrastructure projects help build sustainable, resilient communities. They create adaptive solutions to tackle climate change and mitigate its impacts—such as the wildfires and floods experienced in British Columbia this past year—and they support the shift to a cleaner economy that will help communities prosper.
- SHARC Energy and HTS Ontario to Supply Two PIRANHA T15 Wastewater Energy Transfer Systems
SHARC International Systems Inc. and HTS Ontario (HTS), a representative of SHARC Energy products, have been selected to supply two PIRANHA T15 Wastewater Energy Transfer (WET) systems to be installed in Ottawa. These units will help a new housing complex recover the thermal energy from wastewater.
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Advertorial
SimplySnap: It Just Works
 Smart technology is only smart if it works, and SimplySnap? It just works. Scalable, field-proven, DLC NLC 5.0 qualified, and easy-to-install wireless network lighting controls are in-stock. Read More |
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Scholarships
ECAO 2022 Scholarships
 "It is that time of year again when we are reaching out to offer scholarships to post-secondary graduates for children or wards of salaried employees of ECAO Member Companies," said ECAO in their latest newsletter. The scholarship was launched in 2004 and awards 5 successful recipients with a scholarship of $5,000 each. Read More |
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DEI
Skills Ontario Commemorates Pride Month
 June is Pride Month, a time to recognize the impact that 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and all other affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify) individuals have had on society locally, nationally, and internationally, as well as a time to reflect on striving for and ensuring equal justice and opportunities for all. Read More |
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Product Focus
HALO Home QuickLink Low Voltage MicroEdge™ Smart Downlights
 Features: Low Voltage + Canless = Halo's fastest installation method available for downlights. Kits include 4” or 6” round canless MicroEdge™ HLB downlights with smart home technology. 70W low voltage remote power supply with 35-feet of low-voltage cable to power up to 9 QuickLink HLB fixtures (≤70W). Read More |
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Keystone’s SmartLoop Wireless Lighting Control
 The SmartLoop wireless lighting control system by Keystone is a smart lighting control system that allows you to set up and manage your lighting ecosystem quickly, easily, and wirelessly. It’s powerful enough to run a space with multiple lighting zones, but simple enough to program in minutes with your phone... Read More |
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Product Focus
Cree LED Introduces Cutting-edge XLamp® Element G LEDs with the Industry’s Broadest Range of Colors
 Cree LED, anSGHcompany, announced the launch ofXLamp® Element G LEDs, delivering a new product class with unmatched light output and efficiency for LEDs of this size. The XLamp Element G LEDs are the latest in Cree LED’s broad portfolio of lighting solutions enabling maximum light output and optical performance with new levels of precision and control. Read More |
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Electric Vehicle Charging Management Controller (EVCMC) by Intellimeter
 As the demand and popularity for Electric Vehicles grows, building owners and condominium boards are facing cost and time constraints when it comes to expanding the electrical infrastructure for EVs. To help combat these constraints, Intellimeter has designed the new i-meter® EVCMC. Read More |
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Product Focus
Smart Detection featuring Kidde HomeSafe
 Kidde HomeSafe™ is a comprehensive suite of smart home safety devices to help protect against smoke, carbon monoxide (CO), water leaks, frozen pipes and indoor air quality issues. Kidde HomeSafe™ connects Kidde smart devices with the app for instant mobile notifications. Read More |
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Emerson Safety Device Prohibits Unauthorized Access to High-Voltage Electrical Connections
 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates 350 employees are killed annually in electrocution accidents, which roughly equals one fatality per day. In the face of these dangers, OSHA officials and industry safety consultants alike recommend eliminating potential hazards on work sites... Read More |
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Product Focus
Corning Pigtailed Splice Cassettes + MIC 250 2.0
 Are you still assembling CCH cassettes? You’ve got better things to do. Easy, convenient, and efficient - Corning CCH pigtailed cassettes are factory assembled, quality tested, and available in LC and SC for 12 F and 24 F. Read More |
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MIGHTY-MERGE® 280-DCX Transition Couplings
 Combination Couplings used to join 3/4" EMT conduit via set screw to 14/2 through 10/3 Steel and Aluminum AC/MC/MCIA, and 3/8" Steel and Aluminum FMC. Patented. Read More |
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Test Your Knowledge of the Code
Passenger Ropeways and Similar Equipment
By William (Bill) Burr
 Rule 58-600 requires grounding of each metal tower and metal station structure of passenger ropeways, passenger conveyors and material ropeways utilizing conductors installed following Rules 58-602 – 58-610. These conductors must not be used for bonding to ground of other non-current-carrying parts of electrical equipment, raceways, or enclosures. True or False? |
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