Ontario GR Series: BPV Policies and Procedures
Exploring HRAI 2021-2022 Ontario Government Relations Strategic Priorities
As you know, HRAI and ORAC Government Relations Committee approved their 2021-2022 Strategic Priorities. These priority areas have been identified as pertinent concerns for the industry and will guide our work plan in Ontario over the next 12 months. In this series so far we have explored two of the four priority areas and will focus this week’s article on our work towards the refinement of TSSA BPV policies and procedures.
Beginning in fall 2019 and continuing throughout 2020, HRAI worked closely with TSSA representatives to make important changes to TSSA’s BPV compliance enforcement policies and procedures. TSSA responded favourably to many of the committee’s inputs and there was a sense that real progress was being made. In the 15+ months that have elapsed since COVID-19 struck, this dialogue was discontinued. There is interest in revamping the advisory committee and pressing for further improvements to the regulatory compliance process.
We have focused our efforts on reforming this committee and are working towards scheduling regular meetings to provide opportunities for the insights of HRAI members to be shared with TSSA. Among other things, we will seek to bring greater attention to the inconsistencies of enforcement in the field. The ultimate goal will be to ensure that TSSA regulations are working to create an equal regulatory environment for all contractors.
In recent weeks, HRAI has continued our outreach to TSSA’s BPV team. HRAI’s BPV Working Group held an internal meeting to discuss the important issues to bring to the advisory committee as well as possible strategies for working with TSSA going forward.
For more information or to join the HRAI BPV Working Group, contact Chelsea Goberdhan at 1-800-267-2231 ext. 236, or email cgoberdhan@hrai.ca.
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