CCA has five National Advisory Councils to deepen our engagement, ensure representation, and provide feedback to the Board on issues of national importance.
The five councils meet regularly throughout the year. CCA members are welcome to attend these meetings as observers. You must register to participate.
Civil Infrastructure Council
The civil infrastructure sector includes business that assume the risk and responsibility for all or part of a civil project, including the manufacture and transport of bulk materials (asphalt, concrete, gravel, etc.). Firms in this sector design, build, repair and/or maintain core infrastructure generally defined to include streets, highways, runways, bridges and structures, water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems, land drainage, water control structures and pipelines.
Members:
- Nicole Chabot, Chair (L. Chabot Enterprises)
- Kevin Baxter (Emcon Services Inc.)
- Dennis Cruise (Bituminex Paving)
- Derek Love (EllisDon)
- J.P. Gauthier (Peter Kiewit Sons ULC)
- Andrew Graham (Modern Construction)
- Marty Harris (Aecon)
- Roger Leger (Armtec)
- Chris Lorenc (Manitoba Heavy Construction Association)
- Brandon J. MacDonald (Pennecon)
- Brad Mytko (Ledcor)
- Matt Pitcairn (BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association)
- Tony DiPede (North Rock Group)
- Pierre Tremblay (Association des constructeurs de routes et grands travaux du Québec [ACRGTQ])
- Bruce Wood (ARCP Atlantic Rod Construction & Paving)
General Contractors Council
The general contractor sector includes general contractors, design-builders, construction managers, and others that regularly assume the overall risk and responsibility for the construction of an entire project, under a prime contract with a property owner, tenant, or similar person, firm, government agency, or other entity.
Members:
- Cory Richter, Chair (Quorex)
- Stuart H B Smith Jr (Turner Construction)
- Fabrizio Carinelli (CANA Construction)
- Andrew Hill (Graham)
- Brittany Deziel (Bird Construction)
- Lisa Gibson (Ledcor)
- Soo Lee (Bockstael Construction Limited)
- Craig Enns (EllisDon)
- Jennifer McCoy (Govan Brown)
- Alan McNee (Pomerleau Inc.)
- Frank Perricone (Percon Construction)
- Marilou Savoie (Acadian Construction Ltd.)
- Jessica Sidhu (Kinetic Construction Ltd.)
- Bruce Thomas (Ron Eastern Construction Ltd.)
- Ali Torabi (Ed Brunet and Associates Canada Inc.)
- Mike Wieninger (PCL)
Local Construction Associations Council
This council is made up of representatives from CCA’s integrated partner associations, which are local, regional and provincial construction associations who collect and remit a fee on behalf of each of their members to be a member of CCA.
Members:
- John Mollenhauer, Chair ( Toronto Construction Association)
- Chris Atchison (BC Construction Association)
- Grant Feltmate (Nova Scotia Road Builders Association)
- Shannon Friesen (Saskatoon Construction Association)
- Gary Gies (Red Deer Construction Association)
- Ron Glen (Alberta Roadbuilders & Heavy Construction Association)
- David Johnson (Edmonton Construction Association)
- Genevieve LaTulippe (Association de la construction du Québec)
- Patrick McManus (Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association)
- Rhonda Neary (Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association)
- Sue Ramsay (Hamilton-Halton Construction Association)
- Sam Sanderson (Construction Association Of Prince Edward Island)
- Duncan Williams (Construction Association of Nova Scotia)
- Nicole Bryant (North Regional Construction Association)
Manufacturers, Suppliers and Services Council
This sector includes any company that manufactures and/or supplies products or equipment, or provides services such as consulting, design, legal, technology, etc. to the construction industry.
Members:
- Amber Sandhu, Chair (Travelers Insurance Company of Canada)
- Glenn Ackerley (WeirFoulds LLP)
- Geza Banfai (McMillan LLP)
- Matt Brunt (J.W. Bird & Company Ltd.)
- Kyle Davis (MatchBox Consulting Group)
- Jordan Thomson (KPMG)
- Jean-Philippe Gilbert (BMA Avocats inc.)
- Carla Milne (MNP)
- Michael Fiander (Victaulic)
- Craig Hurst (The Net Effect)
- Nikki Keith (Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services)
- Ellowyn Nadeau (Red River College)
- Romeo Milano (SafeTech Environment Limited)
- Greg Hipperson (Hy-Grade Millwork)
- Jada Ruttgaizer (Marco Group)
Trade Contractors Council
The trade contractors sector includes construction companies that regularly assume the risk and responsibility for the construction of part, or all of a project, typically but not necessarily under a subcontract with a prime contractor or another trade contractor. All members should come from trades listed under the Canadian National Master Construction Specification.
Members:
- Rick Wagner, Chair (Maxwell Floors Ltd.)
- Jean-François Arbour (Groupe Humaco)
- Justin Beaulieu (Beaulieu Plumbing and Mechanical Inc.)
- Sara Becker (Ideal Contract Services)
- Bill Black (Calgary Construction Association)
- Allan Andrew Ferguson (Ace Mechanical Ltd & EFP Engineering)
- Bianca Cooper (Impact Drywall Inc.)
- Paul Demeule (Modern Niagara)
- Derek Ermen (Ermen Plumbing & Heating)
- Russ Kerr (Vipond)
- Amir Shami (Rotaflow)
- Cory Pittman (Allstar Rebar Ltd)
- Chad Leverick (Alliance Energy)
- Chris Precourt (Econo Wall & Ceilings Ltd.)
- Jeff Scott (Smith and Long Limited)