The Toronto Construction Association was originally established in 1867 as the
Toronto Builders Society and has continued uninterrupted since then with two
name changes to the Toronto Builders Exchange and finally to the current Toronto
Construction Association. T.C.A. is the largest mixed trade association in
Canada and one of the largest in North America with a current membership of
2000.
In 1976 the General Contractors’ Section joined with 13 other local general
contractor groups to establish the Labour Relations Bureau of the Ontario
General Contractors Association, known today as the Construction Labour
Relations Association of Ontario (C.L.R.A.O.) The C.L.R.A.O. is a party to the
six civil trade agreements noted above. However, other specialty trade
associations that had collective agreements prior to 1978 are also represented
in negotiations.
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