Merit provides industry-leading benefits, quality education, and unwavering advocacy to meet the needs of our members.
Enhance your employees’ well-being with portable benefits tailored exclusively for the open-shop construction industry and its partners.
Sharpen your skills and stay competitive at Merit College of Construction. High-quality education and scholarships that encourage a skilled, competitive and robust construction workforce.
As provincial policies continue to shift, we stand firm in our mission to elevate Canada’s open shop construction industry. Our mission is to develop a regulatory and business environment that not only supports open shop principles, but a spirit of open and transparency in the construction industry as well.
Merit National believes the open shop movement benefits the entire country. By promoting open and transparent competition, we all succeed.
We are proud to represent this industry. We believe our members deserve to have access to the best health benefits, training, human resource tools and unwavering advocacy, so they can achieve the highest level of growth.
We are proud to launch Merit’s Mental Health Strategy. This program puts mental health front and centre for our members, their employees, and their families. Together with our partners at LifeWorks, we are making available to our members resources to help navigate mental health issues in the workplace and at home.
If you, or a loved one is going through a difficult time, reach out to Merit’s Employee Assistance Program toll free at 1.877.916.9116 (please identify yourself as a Merit Contractors Association or Merit National member to access resources).
Visit our Mental Health Initiative page for more information.
September 7, 2021 – Thank you for your patience. Our phone lines are back online.
While the office remains closed to the public, the team continues to serve Merit members.
As the situation is fluid, Merit is committed to sharing the latest information on the News & Events page.
Members are encouraged to reach out via email at merit@meritnational.com for general inquiries. The team will respond to your inquiry within two business days.
Please note the Merit Benefits call centre continues to experience higher call volumes. For benefit questions please contact our team via email at merit@meritbenefits.ca
Toll Free: 1.888.744.0002
Benefits Line: 1.877.263.7266
Merit provides industry-leading benefits, quality education and unwavering advocacy to meet the needs of our members. The result is better, safer workers who trust that we’ll always have their backs.
Merit’s benefit plan is constructed to protect the construction industry’s greatest asset – its people and their families.
Merit makes professional development possible, with in-class and online construction training, and member discounts on most courses.
We are proud to announce Merit’s Mental Health Strategy.
This program will keep mental health at the forefront for Merit members, their employees, and families.
We have made available to our members resources to assist in navigating mental health issues in the workplace and at home.