Project Labour Agreements in OntarioProject Labour Agreement • September 3rd, 2023
Project labour agreements (PLAs) are pre-hire con- tracts between a construction owner and labour or- ganizations that establish the terms and conditions of employment on a specific construction project. PLAs have been used for decades by some of Ontar- io’s largest companies in the industrial sector when building some of the province’s largest manufactur- ing and other production facilities. Ontario labour law, however, has somewhat constrained the use of PLAs to the industrial sector. This has led to public policy discussions about allowing businesses and government agencies easier access to using PLAs on their respective construction projects if they deem it valuable to their organization’s goals.