Founding of PLCAC
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Pipeline
construction is a relatively new sector of the Construction
Industry on the North American continent. Although it had
its beginning with the
discovery
of oil in Ontario in the year 1857, it was not until the
Leduc
discovery in 1947 that pipeline construction became a
significant factor in the economy of Canada. |
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The Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada was founded by a small group of contractors and suppliers at a meeting in Edmonton on April 20, 1954. The initial goal was to provide a means for Canadian Contractors to collectively bargain with various Unions through a Canadian specific Mainline Agreement. |
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Two weeks after the original meeting on May 5, 1954, the 1st General meeting of the Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada was held at |
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the MacDonald Hotel in Edmonton where the by-laws were drafted and approved. The new Association had 11 Regular and 4 Associate Members. On the weekend of June 5, 1954 the PLCAC Labour Committee met in Edmonton with the Operating Engineers, Laborers, Teamsters and Pipefitters Welders. After a marathon session the very first “made in Canada” collective agreements covering pipeline construction in Canada were completed. The Association became incorporated by letters patent on April 9, 1968 as a corporation without share capital under the Canada Corporations Act and was registered as an agent for collective bargaining for its Members under legislation in four provinces. The initial purposes of the organization was to represent contractors in labour relations matters and to establish training courses for development of Canadian workers in skills required to perform this complex type of construction. Over the years the scope of the Association has broadened to include occupational health and safety, legislative review and a host of other technical and technological activities.
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