Mechanical and Electrical Industry Priorities Survey
Manitoba Provincial Election - October 2023

MCAM & ECAM Joint Strategy
Engaging all parties during the provincial election
Your input is crucial in establishing industry priorities

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1. Select all industry sectors your represent.

Residential

Institutional

Commercial

Light Industrial

Heavy Industrial

Service

Data

Other (please specify)

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2. How Important is workforce development? Promoting the skilled trades as a respected career choice.

Please provide your comments and ideas.

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3. How important are new investments in provincial vertical, utilities or communication infrastructure?

Please provide additional detail.

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4. How important is the development of provincial strategies to attract private investment?

Provide your perspective on Manitoba's strengths and weaknesses.

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5. The Federal Government has identified a target of Net Zero by 2050. The Mechanical and Electrical Industries will serve a major role in achieveing these targets. How important are Green House Gas emission strategies to you?

What strategies would you like to see adopted?

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6. Industry has committed significant resources in the advancement of a provincial Prompt Payment Regime. How important is it that the regime through the advancement of Bill 38 take place in the first year of the new governments mandate?

Comment

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7. The integration of BIM technology in construction reduces changes and costs. How important is it for you that Government adopt a specific level of BIM adoption in new contracts to serve as a leader in the local market. Serving as a catalyst for the rest of the industry.

Comment

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8. How important is the continued maintenance of the Construction Industry Wage Act?

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9. Government abolished the Building Standards Board (BSB) in 2017. The BSB served as a critical checkpoint for the Industry. How important is the reinstatement of the BSB to you?

Comments

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10. Trade associations work on behalf of industry, providing critical advocacy work, education and networking opportunities to engage industry colleagues. Many professions/industries enjoy mandatory membership with their associations. How important is legislated mandatory membership to you?

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11. How important to you is mandatory continuing education for the trades? Under what categories? Why?

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12. Regulatory changes to the trades have taken place in recent for the purpose of Harmonization and the freedom of labor mobility. How important is Harmonization to you?

What aspects of harmonization are important for labor mobility?

Mechanical and Electrical Industry Priorities Survey
Manitoba Provincial Election - October 2023

MCAM & ECAM Joint Strategy
Engaging all parties during the provincial election
Your input is crucial in establishing industry priorities

Question Title

1. Select all industry sectors your represent.

Question Title

2. How Important is workforce development? Promoting the skilled trades as a respected career choice.

Question Title

3. How important are new investments in provincial vertical, utilities or communication infrastructure?

Question Title

4. How important is the development of provincial strategies to attract private investment?

Question Title

5. The Federal Government has identified a target of Net Zero by 2050. The Mechanical and Electrical Industries will serve a major role in achieveing these targets. How important are Green House Gas emission strategies to you?

Question Title

6. Industry has committed significant resources in the advancement of a provincial Prompt Payment Regime. How important is it that the regime through the advancement of Bill 38 take place in the first year of the new governments mandate?

Question Title

7. The integration of BIM technology in construction reduces changes and costs. How important is it for you that Government adopt a specific level of BIM adoption in new contracts to serve as a leader in the local market. Serving as a catalyst for the rest of the industry.

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8. How important is the continued maintenance of the Construction Industry Wage Act?

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9. Government abolished the Building Standards Board (BSB) in 2017. The BSB served as a critical checkpoint for the Industry. How important is the reinstatement of the BSB to you?

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10. Trade associations work on behalf of industry, providing critical advocacy work, education and networking opportunities to engage industry colleagues. Many professions/industries enjoy mandatory membership with their associations. How important is legislated mandatory membership to you?

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11. How important to you is mandatory continuing education for the trades? Under what categories? Why?

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12. Regulatory changes to the trades have taken place in recent for the purpose of Harmonization and the freedom of labor mobility. How important is Harmonization to you?

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13. What issues/strategies/regulatory changes are important to you? (eg, Making plumbing a compulsory trade)

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14. If you would like to become more involved with MCAM, ECAM or have a member referral, please provide additional information below.

Mechanical and Electrical Industry Priorities Survey Manitoba Provincial Election - October 2023MCAM & ECAM Joint Strategy Engaging all parties during the provincial electionYour input is crucial in establishing industry priorities

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* 1. Select all industry sectors your represent.

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* 2. How Important is workforce development? Promoting the skilled trades as a respected career choice.

Question Title

* 3. How important are new investments in provincial vertical, utilities or communication infrastructure?

Question Title

* 4. How important is the development of provincial strategies to attract private investment?

Question Title

* 5. The Federal Government has identified a target of Net Zero by 2050. The Mechanical and Electrical Industries will serve a major role in achieveing these targets. How important are Green House Gas emission strategies to you?

Question Title

* 6. Industry has committed significant resources in the advancement of a provincial Prompt Payment Regime. How important is it that the regime through the advancement of Bill 38 take place in the first year of the new governments mandate?

Question Title

* 7. The integration of BIM technology in construction reduces changes and costs. How important is it for you that Government adopt a specific level of BIM adoption in new contracts to serve as a leader in the local market. Serving as a catalyst for the rest of the industry.

Question Title

* 8. How important is the continued maintenance of the Construction Industry Wage Act?

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* 9. Government abolished the Building Standards Board (BSB) in 2017. The BSB served as a critical checkpoint for the Industry. How important is the reinstatement of the BSB to you?

Question Title

* 10. Trade associations work on behalf of industry, providing critical advocacy work, education and networking opportunities to engage industry colleagues. Many professions/industries enjoy mandatory membership with their associations. How important is legislated mandatory membership to you?

Question Title

* 11. How important to you is mandatory continuing education for the trades? Under what categories? Why?

Question Title

* 12. Regulatory changes to the trades have taken place in recent for the purpose of Harmonization and the freedom of labor mobility. How important is Harmonization to you?

Question Title

* 13. What issues/strategies/regulatory changes are important to you? (eg, Making plumbing a compulsory trade)

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* 14. If you would like to become more involved with MCAM, ECAM or have a member referral, please provide additional information below.

Mechanical and Electrical Industry Priorities Survey
Manitoba Provincial Election - October 2023

MCAM & ECAM Joint Strategy
Engaging all parties during the provincial election
Your input is crucial in establishing industry priorities

1. Select all industry sectors your represent.

2. How Important is workforce development? Promoting the skilled trades as a respected career choice.

3. How important are new investments in provincial vertical, utilities or communication infrastructure?

4. How important is the development of provincial strategies to attract private investment?

5. The Federal Government has identified a target of Net Zero by 2050. The Mechanical and Electrical Industries will serve a major role in achieveing these targets. How important are Green House Gas emission strategies to you?

6. Industry has committed significant resources in the advancement of a provincial Prompt Payment Regime. How important is it that the regime through the advancement of Bill 38 take place in the first year of the new governments mandate?

7. The integration of BIM technology in construction reduces changes and costs. How important is it for you that Government adopt a specific level of BIM adoption in new contracts to serve as a leader in the local market. Serving as a catalyst for the rest of the industry.

8. How important is the continued maintenance of the Construction Industry Wage Act?

9. Government abolished the Building Standards Board (BSB) in 2017. The BSB served as a critical checkpoint for the Industry. How important is the reinstatement of the BSB to you?

10. Trade associations work on behalf of industry, providing critical advocacy work, education and networking opportunities to engage industry colleagues. Many professions/industries enjoy mandatory membership with their associations. How important is legislated mandatory membership to you?

11. How important to you is mandatory continuing education for the trades? Under what categories? Why?

12. Regulatory changes to the trades have taken place in recent for the purpose of Harmonization and the freedom of labor mobility. How important is Harmonization to you?

13. What issues/strategies/regulatory changes are important to you? (eg, Making plumbing a compulsory trade)

14. If you would like to become more involved with MCAM, ECAM or have a member referral, please provide additional information below.