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Can you open two companies to minimize WSIB premiums, reader asks
by canadiancontractorOne would operate with a single contractor doing only residential jobs. The other company would take on commercial work as well, and pay its full share of WSIB.
A cousin of one of Mike Holmes’ crews has a message to all the critics…
by canadiancontractor“Mike loves his family, loves his friends and co-workers… and he is one of the best and most trustworthy contractors in Canada, if not the world.”
Not everyone thought all of our April Fool’s articles were funny. For example…
by canadiancontractor“What would it take to get this article removed?”
Even veteran construction safety expert Alec Caldwell got taken in by our April Fool’s fake news story on Mike Holmes
by canadiancontractor“It’s not what you’d expect from a so-called TV personality,” Alec writes
Our fake Mike Holmes story for April 1st ruffled feathers of a resident near Meadow Lake, SK
by canadiancontractorEldon Gaw thought that the (joke) story about Mike Holmes creating a public disturbance ignored all the really great things about the real Meadow Lake, SK.
Reply from Casey Edge on how to educate public officials on housing facts
by canadiancontractorBoosting permit fees, etc. will only put housing further out of reach
Casey Edge’s article on government “downloading” was exactly right
by canadiancontractorInside the North Cowichan Council Meeting, nonsensical tax measures while the housing shortage continues
Client complains about his “unregistered” cash-deal contractor who did substandard, unfinished work
by canadiancontractorYou’re kidding, Mr. Client? What could possibly have gone wrong?
Kudos for the HomeStars Awards
by canadiancontractor“The winners are completely based on reviews from actual customers”
Perfectionism versus Excellence
by Steve MaxwellAs a contractor, Perfectionism is a really bad goal. Excellence is where it’s at. Steve Maxwell explains the difference.
The greatest sales strategy on Earth
by Steve Payne“Define the problem. Solve the problem. Set the price.”
With the Ontario College of Trades about to be “wound down,” reader looks forward to photo of Doug Ford “knee high in waste”
by canadiancontractorWas the Ontario College of Trades REALLY all that stopped new home sites in the province from being drowned in excrement?
How a homeowner can defend themselves against a contractor’s lien
by canadiancontractorThis post is from a Quebec legal point of view, courtesy of Gino Di Ciocco
Update on the client who claims their contractor has placed a fraudulent lien on her house
by canadiancontractorSo much doesn’t add up in this post from an aggrieved client. But the theme of contractors filing fraudulent or vexatious liens is a common one.
40/40/20 draw system for billing a basement reno customer?
by canadiancontractorWhat do you think about Rule of Thumb staged payments like this? We at Canadian Contractor don’t like them.
Framing business kaput after arm injury, reader lowers boom on Ontario’s WSIB
by canadiancontractor“Contractors are doing some of the most dangerous jobs in the country. The least they can do it pay out when we get injured.”
The real asbestos risks were from the mines, not residential homes, he argues
by canadiancontractorSterling worked at Cassiar Asbestos Corporation in B.C. in the 1980s. He still wonders what the long term outcomes to his health will be.
Email to Editor: “Why don’t you rename your magazine Conservative Contractor?”
by Steve PayneUnfortunately, the author wouldn’t let us publish his interesting correspondence