Employers

Aecon is well-positioned in the Canadian marketplace as an industry leader in the development and construction of infrastructure. We have a roster of ongoing major projects here and abroad, record backlog diversified across multiple sectors and duration, and a robust pipeline of future project pursuits. We are in a strong market position, but we are ultimately aiming higher.

https://www.aecon.com/our-projects/current/darlington-nuclear-refurbishment

For over a twenty years, Black & McDonald’s nuclear professionals have successfully delivered nuclear services to projects in this demanding environment.

Black & McDonald strictly follows a nuclear safety culture, including individual and management commitment to safety and management systems that promote accountability, a questioning attitude, communication, conservative decision making, continuous improvement, safe work processes, problem identification and resolution, and an environment for raising concerns. With outstanding safety records, our highly trained and experienced nuclear employees enable nuclear excellence. As a single-source, multi-trade service provider, we bring capability, responsibility, and accountability to our complete engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solutions.

We currently partner with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to engineer, procure and construct multi-trade construction projects. We provide maintenance and facility management services for the Darlington Refurbishment, and manage station operations at Pickering Nuclear, ­­­­­­Darlington Nuclear, Bruce Power, and the Western Waste Management Facility.

In all these projects, our overriding priority is to ensure we deliver projects without putting the plant, personnel, and public at risk. To accomplish that goal, we capitalize on nearly 100 years of construction experience to finish projects on-time, under budget, and with a focus on safety and quality at every stage of the engagement.

https://blackandmcdonald.com/our-work/?regions=ontario&markets=power-generation

BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) has over 60 years expertise and experience in the design, manufacturing, commissioning, and service of nuclear power generation equipment. This includes CANDU and Pressurized Water Reactor steam generators, nuclear fuel and fuel components, critical plant components, parts and related plant services. Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, BWXT Canada has approximately 1290 employees at locations in Cambridge, Peterborough, Port Elgin, Pickering, Toronto, Arnprior, and Oakville, Ontario.

https://www.bwxt.com/about

The company is headquartered in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and maintains full-service regional offices in Hamilton, Toronto, Port Robinson, Oshawa, Kincardine, Kingston, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay.

E.S. Fox Limited supplies millions of direct-hire man-hours every year. We self-perform in the areas of Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Sheet Metal, HVAC, Refrigeration, Millwright and Rigging, as well as Boilermaking. E.S. Fox Limited is recognized as an industry leader for Industrial Fabrication and Construction by integrating Safety and Quality Assurance practices into everything we do.

With a strong commitment to health, safety, and the protection of the environment, E.S. Fox Limited has earned a reputation as a people-first, environmentally conscious, socially responsible constructor.

https://esfox.com/services/power-generation/

Generators

Bruce Power is a Canadian-owned partnership of TC Energy, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Systems (OMERS), the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of United Professionals. A majority of our employees are also owners of the business. Established in 2001, Bruce Power is Canada’s only private sector nuclear generator, annually producing 30 percent of Ontario’s power at 30 percent less than the average cost to generate residential power.

https://www.brucepower.com/

Ontario Power Generation is proud to be one of the largest, most diverse clean power producers in North America.We invest millions in local economies and employ thousands of people to maintain a modern, sophisticated energy fleet. And we partner with local, environmental and Indigenous groups to improve the well-being of our site communities. Explore how OPG is proud of our past, but focused on the future of power generation.

https://www.opg.com/

Unions

Boilermakers have been working in Canada since the start of the industrial revolution.  The members of our union have been building the industrial landscape of Canada since the 1890s. Growing and adapting to an ever changing industry, our Brotherhood has become a vibrant union of 50,000 members across North America. Our trade is a major builder in the shipyards, petrochemical plants, pulp mills, steel plants, steel fabrication shops, mines, power plants, and cement plants. Boilermakers are involved in the fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair, inspection, and operation of the equipment that keeps Canada’s economic engine moving forward.

https://boilermaker.ca/