Swidget started in Kingston, ON., as a product idea in 2015 and has quickly gained market awareness as the ‘not so ordinary’ smart outlets company. Swidget Corp manufacturers smart outlets that are versatile and modular with interchangeable inserts for features like Amazon Alexa support, Wi-Fi control, USB charging, a night light, and more. The …
October 31, 2019, Toronto – Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) and its members demonstrate the importance promoting the Canadian electrical industry as a career destination with many opportunities. This year over $150,000 has been awarded across 62 scholarships supported by EFC member organizations. Click here for the 2019 student recipients. Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is a not-for-profit industry …
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is pleased to announce that it has realigned key areas of its organization to meet the marketing and channel development needs of members and to increase efficiencies and productivity. These changes are reflective of EFC’s succession plans and the following organizational changes take effect November 4th, 2019: Swati Patel has been appointed …
EFC conducts a Quarterly Business Confidence Survey & Opinion Poll, inviting key association contacts to participate. Respondents are asked to compare their current quarter and next quarter sales, against the same periods last year. This quarter, 87 key member contacts provided their feedback. Business Confidence Results: 57% of respondents felt their Q3 2019 business was …
Chris Scott, 2019 EFC Golf Chair, Northern Cables, hands over the gavel to Steve Spade, 2020 EFC Golf Chair, Wheatland, who will lead the golf committee into planning for it’s 20th Anniversary with Nathalie Lajoie, Director of National Events, EFC. Mark your calendars, for August 19th, 2020 as EFC’s Federation Cup returns to the popular …
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is pleased to announce that it has been certified as a Great Place to Work® (GPTW), a globally-recognized designation that is awarded to organizations that meet the highest standard of workplace culture. This certification was earned by achieving top results in GPTW’s Trust Index survey, which centres on workplace culture, employee experience …
On Wednesday October 9, 2019, EFC’s YPN Ontario Region hosted its first panel discussion with key industry leaders for an evening of insight and inspiration. The event was attended by over 50 YPNs from across the GTA at Dave and Busters in Vaughan. EFC and the YPN Committee express their appreciation to the panelists: Nathalie …
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has proposed changes to existing regulation around General Service LED and Small Diameter Directional Lamps, which are favourable to the industry and harmonizes with the existing regulations in Ontario and Quebec– view document. In their proposal, they are exempting all LED lamps from testing, labeling and reporting …
September 18, 2019: Toronto, ON – Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) and Great Place to Work Institute® have announced a strategic partnership to jointly engage the electrical industry in “moving the needle” on workplace excellence initiatives to support talent attraction and retention. This partnership provides members with access to tools and resources to help their organizations strengthen …
October 12, 2018 – Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) has become an Association member of the Building Energy Innovators Council (BEIC), an industry-driven group that aims to accelerate the collaboration, innovation, and adoption of clean building technologies across Canada. BEIC members are recognized leaders in the commercial real estate sector in areas such as: electrical, mechanical, HVAC, …