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The November/December digital edition of Canadian Contractor is now available on our website!
Check it out through the link below!
https://www.canadiancontractor.ca/digital-edition/
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23 Nov

#ICYMI Homeowners will invest more in kitchens and bathrooms, yes, but they also expect more from you as a contractor, too. Learn how to strike a balance in the link below.
#KitchenAndBath #Renovations #CanadianContractorMag
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23 Nov

Amanda Boyer, product manager for CertainTeed residential roofing solutions, joins this special episode of #TheHammer to discuss NorthGate ClimateFlex designer shingles.
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18 Nov

#ICYMI COR aims to provide employers with an effective safety and health-management system to reduce safety incidents, accidents and injuries.
#Safety #CertificatesOfRecognition #CanadianContractorMag
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Canadian Contractor @CanConMag·

17 Nov

Good news in the US from Harvard.

Business Topics

Build Topics

Magazine

The first rule of holes: Stop digging

People are not things, and knowing how to handle things does not prepare you for handling people

Canadian home sales edge higher in August, says the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)

More on what you pay your Project Managers: David Litwiller, Litwiller Renovations and Custom Homes Ltd., Calgary, AB

More on what you pay your Project Managers: Evolve Builders Inc.

Systems are good, but build loyalty first

We asked our RenoFocus contractors how much they paid their project managers. Here’s one Toronto contractor’s response

Myths of contractors continued: I save money by doing chores myself

“Heavy upfront deposits help cash flow. We take 25% on acceptance and another 25% one day prior to starting.”

In 2020, the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation business will have new standards to meet

Negotiating stories to learn from

Everyone gets paid once the client pays

Grow your sales, blow up your business

How to enjoy being a struggling renovator by bringing Future You back here

Code changes that could save thousands Part 2: The need for innovation: slab on grade

Markup and Margin: Where renovation companies go to die

How to get the most out of your accountant from starting up to getting out

YOUR VOICE: A $15/hour minimum wage would be good for the construction industry

YOUR VOICE last week: Only women need apply. What you said about hiring policies based on gender

YOUR VOICE: Topic: Does Canada over-regulate, under-regulate or well-regulate the building industry?

Municipal Policies Rooted in Appropriating Private Property

YOUR VOICE: Topic – Marketing your renovation company as a “female only” employer

Let’s talk about your lead tracking and your sales and marketing strategy. Like, really talk…

What I did on my summer vacation; what stayed behind, what came with me and what I got to know

The Myths of Contracting Part 4: An email change order is good enough

The Myths of Contracting Part 3: If I build a house and live in it for a year, I can sell it free of HST/GST or capital gains tax.

The Myths of Contracting Part 2: Cash work saves your customer sales tax

The Myths of Contracting Part 1: When your price is greater than your costs, you profit!

Part 4 of What Steve Said! Working with your team

Part 3 of What Steve Said! Everything starts with a business plan

Business Topics

Build Topics

Magazine

Voices

The first rule of holes: Stop digging

People are not things, and knowing how to handle things does not prepare you for handling people

Canadian home sales edge higher in August, says the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)

More on what you pay your Project Managers: David Litwiller, Litwiller Renovations and Custom Homes Ltd., Calgary, AB

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More on what you pay your Project Managers: Evolve Builders Inc.

Systems are good, but build loyalty first

We asked our RenoFocus contractors how much they paid their project managers. Here’s one Toronto contractor’s response

Myths of contractors continued: I save money by doing chores myself

“Heavy upfront deposits help cash flow. We take 25% on acceptance and another 25% one day prior to starting.”

In 2020, the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation business will have new standards to meet

Negotiating stories to learn from

Everyone gets paid once the client pays

Grow your sales, blow up your business

How to enjoy being a struggling renovator by bringing Future You back here

Code changes that could save thousands Part 2: The need for innovation: slab on grade

Markup and Margin: Where renovation companies go to die

How to get the most out of your accountant from starting up to getting out

YOUR VOICE: A $15/hour minimum wage would be good for the construction industry

YOUR VOICE last week: Only women need apply. What you said about hiring policies based on gender

YOUR VOICE: Topic: Does Canada over-regulate, under-regulate or well-regulate the building industry?

Municipal Policies Rooted in Appropriating Private Property

YOUR VOICE: Topic – Marketing your renovation company as a “female only” employer

Let’s talk about your lead tracking and your sales and marketing strategy. Like, really talk…

What I did on my summer vacation; what stayed behind, what came with me and what I got to know

The Myths of Contracting Part 4: An email change order is good enough

The Myths of Contracting Part 3: If I build a house and live in it for a year, I can sell it free of HST/GST or capital gains tax.

The Myths of Contracting Part 2: Cash work saves your customer sales tax

The Myths of Contracting Part 1: When your price is greater than your costs, you profit!

Part 4 of What Steve Said! Working with your team

Part 3 of What Steve Said! Everything starts with a business plan