Canadian Electrical Contractors Association

The Canadian Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) 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 since that time, has become the recognized national voice of electrical contractors.

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.

CECA is the first, and foremost, International Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) in the U.S.A. and holds exclusive Canadian distribution rights for NECA documents, courses, manuals and seminars. 

CECA is an affiliate member of the Canadian Construction Association’s (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.
 

CECA appoints and supports representatives to major Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Canadian Electrical (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.

Through CECA, Provincial associations are kept abreast of the programs and projects in other provinces. CECA also maintains a watch on key issues and may be called upon by its provincial members for research or policy support.