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National Electrical Trade Council (NETCO)

NETCO is an alliance of the Canadian Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in Canada.

NETCO is the authoritative, pan-Canadian voice of electrical contractors and IBEW local unions representing apprentices and journeypersons in every province and territory.

NETCO’s mandate is to promote national standards in electrical skills training and to advocate on policy issues of importance to our partner organizations.

NETCO works to develop training standards for new technologies — for example Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and PV Solar — that are used across Canada.

NETCO is a robust advocate for the electrical industry on pending changes to Canada’s Red Seal Program.

National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC)

The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) is a group of like-minded national trade associations who have come together to identify issues of common interest. The members of the NTCCC are actively involved in several projects to assist not only the constituent membership of each association, but the industry as a whole

The Coalition has identified several key projects which they will focus on including:.

• Prompt Payment both Federally and provincially
• Supporting the use of unaltered forms of industry accepted standard forms of contracts
• Support for industry-wide acceptance (eg: owners, designers, engineers, general and trade contractors) of a national change order standard combined with a national education/awareness program

The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) is a group of like-minded national trade associations who have come together to identify issues of common interest. The members of the NTCCC are actively involved in several projects to assist not only the constituent membership of each association, but the industry as a whole.

NTCCC is currently made up of 10 trade organizations including:

• Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada
• Canadian Electrical Contractors Association
• Canadian Masonry Contractors Association
• Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association
• Canadian Roofing Contractors Association
• Ontario Sheet Metal Contractors Association
• Thermal Insulation Association of Canada
• Interior Systems Contractors Association of Ontario
• Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
• Contractors Division of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada

Canadian Standards Association (Sustaining Member) CSA Group

CECA appoints and supports representatives to major CSA CE Code committees. The Part I Code is the basis for all provincial and territorial codes governing electrical installation practices. Our representative on the Part I Committee oversees contractor interests in this vital area. CECA also appoints representatives to the Strategic Resources Group and to various CE Code sub-committees. They deal with policy and Code matters prior to their consideration by the main Committee or Board of Directors.

National Electrical Contractors Association (International Chapter)

One of our most rewarding affiliations is with the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) in the U.S.A. CECA is the first, and foremost, International Chapter of NECA and holds exclusive Canadian distribution rights for NECA documents, courses, manuals and seminars. Any provincial ECA member or direct sustaining CECA member may purchase NECA products from CECA at member prices. A catalogue of the most popular CECA/NECA publications is available on the Publications page of this website.