WSIB and Personal Accident Cover: Why Have Both?
Since WSIB approved Bill 119 in 2012, we have seen many contractors cancel their Disability insurance. Their comment is, "I can’t afford...
Will You Have Enough Money to Retire?
People who have a great Pension through their work are now choosing to retire at 55 instead of working longer to age 65. If the average...
The Renovation Boom in Canada: The Best is Yet to Come
The total spending associated with residential renovations and repairs has more than doubled since the late 1990s to nearly $64 billion...
Frustration with the Building Permit Process
Written for CARAHS by Dave Collings, co-founder of TheRealTruthAbout.ca. Some time ago my wife and I decided we wanted to build our own...
In a Work-Site Accident, Is 9-1-1 Your Emergency Plan?
Last week, in my article at the Canadian Contractor magazine Construction trench fatality in Toronto: there are NO “accidents”, I talked...
