Our Association
Mandate and Mission Statement
We influence our members' environment and provide them with services that enable them to achieve their business objectives.
The OGCA does this by:
- bringing contractors together to collectively deal with common industry issues and problems. We capitalize on the advantages of strength in numbers, extensive member experience, and our long-standing commitment to excellence in construction;
- helping to shape the environment in which members compete by lobbying with all levels of government and their arms length agencies;
- improving the ability of member companies to provide service for ongoing professional training, providing free OGCA consulting services, and encouraging networking and joint ventures;
- differentiating our members from others involved in the construction industry and from nonmembers through our code of ethics, commitment to construction excellence and unmatched performance, safety training and professional education;
- being the voice and representative of General Contractors in Ontario through alliances with the Ontario Association of Architects, the Consulting Engineers of Ontario, the Council of Ontario Construction Associations and by advocating for the construction industry at all levels of government;
- improving standards and contributing to the professionalism of the industry through education, training and advocacy; and
- providing services to members such as lobbying, safety education, networking opportunities, professional certification and discounts through group purchasing power.
The objectives of the association shall be to:
- protect the construction market for the services of general contractors and create an equitable environment for the general contracting industry;
- maintain high standards in the contracting industry;
- provide methods and means whereby individual members may avail themselves of the power of combined effort through the Association;
- promote cordial and cooperative relations between general contractors and those with whom they deal or have contact with in the contracting industry;
- seek correction of injurious, discriminatory or unfair business methods practiced by or against general contractors;
- place the business risks assumed by general contractors as nearly as possible on a parity with the risks assumed by other industries;
- cooperate fully with the Construction Safety Associations and other allied organizations to promote a strong accident prevention policy;
- increase economy and efficiency in the contracting industry;
- eliminate the occurrence of injury and death to construction workers;
- foster a strong educational training programme; and,
- do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above.
