Margaret Taylor

Executive Director
Ontario Association of Demolition Contractors

Margaret Taylor is an experienced association management consultant who provides executive, financial, and operational leadership to not-for-profit and construction trade associations. With over 20 years of hands-on experience in the construction industry, Margaret has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the sector and its stakeholders.

Currently, Margaret serves as the Executive Director of the Ontario Association of Demolition Contractors (OADC), where she manages the bargaining, events, advocacy, administration and communication, of the association. She also supports the board's objectives and oversees the provincial labour and government relations, and member services. Margaret holds a Not-For-Profit Leadership Certificate from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and a Foundations of Trust Management Standards (FTMS) Certification from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP). She is also a recipient of the 2017 COCA President's Award and a side chair with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB). Margaret's mission is to empower and enable the associations she works with to achieve their vision and goals through strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence.

Margaret also sits on the following Boards and Committees:
  • Side Chair - Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”)
  • Management Advisory Committee Member Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD)
  • Trustee - LiUNA Local 506 - LiUNA Care Members Benefit Fund, Training & Group Legal Funds
  • Not-For-Profit Leadership Certificate - University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Council of Ontario Construction Associations (“COCA”) – Board of Director
  • COCA – Chief Operating Officer’s Member
  • COCA – Executive Committee Member
  • COCA – Member of the WSIB/OH&S Committee
  • Designate Employer Bargaining Agent (“EBA”) - Ontario Construction Secretariat (“OCS”)
  • Designated EBA - Construction Employers Coordinating Council of Ontario (“CECCO”)
  • IHSA – Labour Management Demolition Committee – Management Representative