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The Canadian Electrical Contractors
Association is a federation of provincial and
territorial electrical contractor groups and undertakes
to represent electrical contractors at the national
level. Each member ECA appoints one representative
to the Association's Board of Directors. In jurisdictions
with no provincial ECA, direct sustaining membership
is permitted.
The Association was chartered
on November 9, 1955 and its first elected President
was Lucien Tremblay of Quebec. The early years
were difficult ones for CECA and it wasn't until
1973 that we actually became a viable and active
national body. Since that time, CECA has become
the recognized national voice of electrical contractors.
Today, CECA represents the interests
of more than 8,000 electrical contractors across
Canada who generate over $5 billion in revenues
and who directly employ 70,000 persons.
National Electrical Contractors
Association (International Chapter)
 One of our most rewarding affiliations
is with the National Electrical Contractors Association
(NECA) in the U.S.A. CECA is the first, and foremost,
International Chapter of NECA and holds exclusive
Canadian distribution rights for NECA documents,
courses, manuals and seminars.
Any provincial ECA member or direct
sustaining CECA member may purchase NECA products
from CECA at member prices. A catalogue of the
most popular CECA/NECA publications is available
on the Publications
page of this website.
Canadian Construction
Association (Affiliate Member)
 CECA
is an affiliate member of CCA's Trade Contractor
Council and provides input to many CCA activities
and programs. Some of these include: Standard
Practices, Contract Documents, Taxation and Contractor
Training (Gold
Seal). Wherever possible, Provincial Associations
are surveyed for their opinions on a particular
question. Two recent examples include the new
Standard Sub-contract and currently proposed revisions
to the master specification format (trade divisions).
As an affiliate member, CECA may not reproduce
CCA documents or purchase them wholesale.
Canadian Standards Association
(Sustaining Member)
 CECA appoints and supports representatives
to major CSA CE Code committees. The Part I Code
is the basis for all provincial and territorial
codes governing electrical installation practices.
Our representative on the Part I Committee oversees
contractor interests in this vital area. CECA
also appoints representatives to the Strategic
Resources Group and to various CE Code sub-committees.
They deal with policy and Code matters prior to
their consideration by the main Committee or Board
of Directors.
Coordinating Group
Through CECA, Provincial associations
are kept abreast of the programs and projects
in other provinces. A recent example of this is
the development of a CECA national policy paper
on electrical utility deregulation. CECA also
maintains a watch on other key issues such as
communications cabling, trade regulation and labour
market conditions (e.g. Labour
Market Study). CECA may be called upon by
its provincial members for research or policy
support on a wide range of issues.
The Canadian Electrical Contractors
Association is the voice and representative of
electrical contractors at the national and international
level. We are involved in many national and international
activities and programs and strive to advance
the interests and image of electrical contractors.
CECA works directly with National and Provincial
Associations to ensure that the views we express
are truly representative.
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