Webinars

Canada’s infrastructure future is being built today—and your company can help lead the way.

Join us for an exclusive ORBA webinar, “Training Tomorrow’s Builders Today: What Your Company Can Gain from the Ontario Infrastructure Academy (OIA)”, and explore how your business can shape, support, and benefit from a new generation of job-ready talent.

The Ontario Infrastructure Academy (OIA) is more than training—it’s a strategic opportunity for ORBA members to:

✅ Access a Skilled Talent Pipeline

✅ Co-Create High-Impact Training Content

✅ Amplify Your Brand Across Channels

✅ Shape the Future Workforce

Join Lianna Miller, Sustainability Director at WAP Sustainability Consulting as she leads part 2 of the Ontario Asphalt Environmental Impact Benchmarking Project, focused on How Will Our Data Be Used? 

This webinar will continue covering the asphalt benchmarking project, including the following topics:  

• A brief review of the project and goals
• Details about how the data will (and won’t) be used
• Example analyses and graphs from a similar benchmarking project

Check out Part 1 below in case you missed it. 

In this session, Lianna Miller will provide an in-depth overview of the Ontario Asphalt Environmental Impact Benchmarking Project, aimed at developing industry-informed, accurate benchmarks for the environmental impacts of asphalt mixes in Ontario. Achieving these benchmarks requires collective participation from asphalt mix producers across the province — and this is your chance to get involved! 

This discussion will: 

Introduce the basics of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) 

Explore the benefits of this project to the asphalt industry 

Detail the types of data being collected and how it's gathered 

Kick off ORBA membership participation, outlining clear next steps and timelines

Stay tuned for part 2 of this discussion on May 21.

Recently we’ve seen several noteworthy developments in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) law in Ontario. ORBA invites you to join our session on October 30, 2024, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM led by legal counsel, Luiza Vikhnovich, from Sherrard Kuzz LLP who will summarize these developments.Counsel will provide an update on the key issues that various stakeholders in the road-building industry should consider going forward.
Some of the questions that will be explored during the session include:
  • What is the impact of R v Sudbury as it relates to liability for various stakeholders, including owners, on a construction project?
  • What steps can be taken to support a future due diligence defence?
  • How have factors considered during sentencing for an OHSA contravention been impacted by recent legislative changes? What does this mean for OHSA-related liability going forward?

This ORBA Webinar Series is brought to you by the Innovations & Education Subcommittee of “OAPC/Good Roads Municipal HMA Liaison Committee”.
This webinar will overview the work of the OAPC/Good Roads Municipal HMA Liaison Committee and provide an overview of the "Municipal Paving Inspector Checklist", being one of the latest accomplishments of the QA/QC Subcommittee.

The Municipal Paving Inspector Checklist is available for download at: https://goodroads.ca/news_articles/the-municipal-paving-inspector-checklist-is-now-available-for-download/
Additional publication available for download is the 2024 Ontario Paving Report: https://goodroads.ca/news_articles/2024pavingreport/

In partnership with Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors Association (GTSWCA)
The financial cost of disputes in the construction industry is measured in billions of dollars. Conflict can cause immeasurable harm to business relationships and brand reputations. An increasing number of major infrastructure bodies are driving a sea-change and embedding conflict avoidance mechanisms to avoid and manage conflicts. Learn more about this fresh approach by joining Martin Burns and Sue Barrett speak about their experiences with using the RICS Conflict Avoidance Process on Transport for London projects.

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) has received funding to support the construction industry to meet Canada 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions. NRC’s work is focused on three areas: Regulations, Codes and Standards, Providing low carbon technical solutions; and Digitalization and Productivity.

This ORBA Webinar covered how Holly Transportation can save your organization money by providing the expertise and knowledge in determining the PTO refund. The best part is there are no up-front fees. Fees are only paid if a refund is recovered. 

The webinar will cover how the WSIB - Health and Safety Excellence program can  provide a clear road map for businesses to improve workplace safety, whether they are just getting started or want to optimize systems and processes they already have in place. 

Stress is a part of life at any time. However, in times of crises, like what the world is currently experiencing with the COVID-19 global pandemic, the impact of stress is far greater. Dave Neely, of D.K. Neely & Associates, will provide strategies and insights into emotional intelligence to help you develop coping skills to improve your well-being and the well-being of your employees.