Associations & Affiliations

BOMA Ottawa (The Building Owners and Managers Association) is the voice of the commercial real estate industry in the National Capital. Founded in 1971 by Pat Gillin and about 12 other members, its membership has grown to over 450. BOMA members include those who own, manage, service or support in excess of 60 million square feet of commercial, office, retail, industrial, and institutional property in the region.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Ottawa is an association working for the betterment and advancement of the unionized trades in the mechanical contracting industry. Their ICI contracting members are signatory to one or more of the following provincial collective agreements: MCAO/OPTC of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada — Ottawa Local Union 71, Cornwall Local 819 and/or the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association — Ottawa Local Union 47. To complement their association of trade contractors, they have associate members made up of suppliers, dealers, manufacturers, and other professional related services.