Gallagher Urges Trades to Support OCOT Boards

Written by Local 793 Staff

Following is a story from a recent Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario convention that was published Oct. 25 in Daily Commercial News. Gallagher, Cunningham urge Building Trades convention attendees to support OCOT boards Construction stakeholders and new members of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) Appointments Council Mike Gallagher and Ian Cunningham […]

Following is a story from a recent Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario convention that was published Oct. 25 in Daily Commercial News.

Gallagher, Cunningham urge Building Trades convention attendees to support OCOT boards

Construction stakeholders and new members of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) Appointments Council Mike Gallagher and Ian Cunningham teamed up to urge delegates attending the recent convention of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario to get on board with OCOT and start nominating trades representatives to various boards.

Gallagher, business manager with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793, and Cunningham, president of the Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA), said in their addresses to delegates there is an urgency to recruit new board members.

There are already openings on various boards and, in the next year, numerous terms will expire, requiring a major influx of new appointees.

“We need strong, committed, connected people to fill these vacant positions on the trade boards, the division boards and on the board of governors if the College is going to work for the best interests of the industry,” said Cunningham in an interview following his address to the delegates in Niagara Falls.

Gallagher explained in his interview, “There are some 40 vacancies that are coming up in the next year on the employer and the employee sides on the various trade boards at different levels, and people should be thinking who should be on those boards.

“And the Appointments Council, we have a pool of applications that are presented to us, and if it’s not a very big pool, we have to pick the best. So the idea is to encourage more applications so we have better options in terms of people that are there for the right reason.”

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Important Announcement for Local 793 Apprentices

Written by Local 793 Staff

On April 8, 2013, the Ontario College of Trades assumed responsibility for the regulation of apprenticeship training in the province from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. As part of this transition, apprentices who signed a Registered Training Agreement (RTA) in Ontario before April 8, 2013, are now legally required to renew their membership […]

On April 8, 2013, the Ontario College of Trades assumed responsibility for the regulation of apprenticeship training in the province from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
As part of this transition, apprentices who signed a Registered Training Agreement (RTA) in Ontario before April 8, 2013, are now legally required to renew their membership with the Ontario College of Trades by April 8, 2014.
This is so they can maintain their employment and their Registered Training Agreement as well as continue their training as an apprentice.
Membership in the College includes a renewal fee of $60 plus HST that supports its ability to enforce regulations that help protect the public and promote confidence in the skilled trades.
Payments can be made:

  • By phone at (toll free) 1-855-299-0028, or (in the GTA) 647-847-3000
  • At a chartered bank or credit union, please allow for up to five (5) business days for processing.
  • In-person at the College (Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.), suite 600 – 655 Bay Street, Toronto, Ont., M5G 2K4.

The College is an industry-driven, professional regulatory body that protects the public by regulating and promoting the skilled trades. One of the main responsibilities of the College is to ensure that individuals performing the skills of compulsory trades have the training and certification required to legally practice this trade in Ontario.