The City of Pickering is currently undergoing a review of the existing Sign By-law. Staff are proposing to replace the existing Sign By-law with a new By-law that is intended to be: You have been identified as a key stakeholder and we would like to invite you to a Public Open House Meeting, please find…
As you may be aware, at the meeting of April 18, 2024, City Council adopted amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 694, Signs, General. As a result, this amendment: To discuss these changes and explain how they will affect sign variance and sign bylaw amendment applications going forward, we are organizing an educational session. Please…
UPDATE TO THE SASKATOON SIGN BY-LAW! A vital component of the Sign Association of Canada and our Chapters and Regional Partners is maintaining open lines of communication with municipalities nationwide. This ensures that our members’ concerns are effectively heard and addressed while providing timely updates to our membership. The Saskatchewan Sign Association has been informed…
A vital component of the Sign Association of Canada is maintaining open lines of communication with municipalities nationwide. This ensures that our members’ concerns are effectively heard and addressed while providing timely updates to our membership. As such we’re pleased to provide you with comments from and summaries of of the key takeaways from our…
Halifax sent out an email update that the amendments approved by Council in September 2023 have now been implemented, and the new application types of Individual Temporary Sign license, and Annual Business License, are available to apply for in the Customer Portal. More Information
On January 11, 2024, Sign Association of Canada and the Ontario Sign Association staff participated in City of Toronto’s virtual consultation session on Sign Bylaw Amendment applications and the Sign Bylaw Amendment process. The consultation was organized in response to a directive from the Planning and Housing Committee on October 26, 2023. The committee directed…
As of January 1st, 2023 a new federal mandate has come into effect. All commercial vehicles that currently maintain daily paper logs must now use electronic logging devices (ELD’S). We would like to provide our members with some basic information regarding ELD’S. What’s an ELD? An electronic logging device (ELD) is a tamper-resistant device that…
As part of a wide-ranging effort to raise awareness of the sign industry and in the spirit of co-operation between sign users, legislators and sign manufacturers, the Sign Association of Canada is pleased to present Sign Type Illustrations, a knowledge product designed to address the needs of all three parties concerned. This is a multipurpose…
Electrical compliance is a mandatory requirement in all Canadian provinces and territories. Having a clear understanding of the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) and the standards is key to correct specification, installation and operation of signs.In our experience, one of the most abused and misunderstood parts of electrical signs is the power supply as the majority…
The Canadian sign industry is a multibillion dollar industry. It is unique in that it involves many occupations under one umbrella: sign installers, fabricators, welders, electricians, graphic designers, technical drafters, urban planners, permit specialists, sales, administrators, and more.This publication has been produced by the Sign Association of Canada for use by sign companies and municipal…