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Showcase your company to over 1,600 Ontario sewer and watermain construction professionals through H₂OSWCA magazine. Don’t miss your chance to reach key decision-makers in Ontario’s sewer and watermain construction industry in both print and digital versions.

Rates are net and per insertion. Premium positions are an additional charge. Reservation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

2024 MarCom Honorable Mention

MarCom Awards honors excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work, and generosity of industry professionals. Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year about 6,500 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries.

Extend your print advertising investment with the unique benefits of digital media.

Our digital edition is mobile-responsive and HTML-optimized, providing readers with an exceptional user experience across all devices. Link to the landing page of your choice and maintain your presence on the digital issue for readers to reference at any time.

Seamless reader experience: each digital edition includes streamlined navigation that allows users to easily switch between the HTML mobile-optimized Reading View and PDF replica-based Page View with no interruption.
Optimized ad placements for maximized results: our run-of-site ad placements will be seen no matter what issue or article a reader is on, for the duration of the sold issue, ensuring the best performance during peak reader engagement.

Centralized hub: the Content Hub of each digital edition serves as the initial gateway and archive to featured articles, past issues and additional association content feeds, with prime real estate for exclusive ad placements.
Consistent email promotion to drive readership: every digital edition issue is promoted to the association’s audience, with a marketing reminder email scheduled to encourage engagement from initial non-opens.

Run-of-Site (ROS) Ads

Maximizes visibility with exclusive Run-of-Site ads. The Leaderboard (Top), Leaderboard (Bottom), and Rectangle placements appear across every page of a digital edition for the entire issue cycle – including the Content Hub, Reading View, Page View, and all archived issues. When the next edition is published, placements refresh with newly sold ads.

Content Hub Exclusive Digital Ads

Own the Content Hub with exclusive placements designed for maximum exposure. The NavBar Sponsor Banner Ad and Content Hub Rectangle appear only within the Content Hub — the first stop for all digital edition traffic when a new issue is released.

Per Issue Digital Ads

The following positions are purchased and placed on a per issue basis, and will remain on the designated issue that they were placed on for future navigation.

HTML5 Ad

This mobile responsive ad option gives you the freedom to include text, images, hyperlinks and video across a variety of devices. Full design must be provided by the advertiser at this time.

Digital Insert or Outsert (Medium, Large or Full Page)

Your message appears as an image-based insert, either in between key articles, or placed at the back of the digital publication.

Digital Video Sponsorship

The video sponsorship option displays a video, 50-70 words of summary content and a hyperlink to deliver your message to target audiences. The video sponsorship is placed on its own page and is included as an item in the Table of Contents.

Mobile TOC Banner – Reading View

On a desktop, the mobile TOC banner ad appears within the table of contents to the right of the magazine in the Reading View. The table of contents, and the TOC banner, appears after clicking/tapping on the Contents icon in mobile view. The top mobile banner appears after the 1st article. Subsequent mobile banners appear every 2 articles after.

Go beyond the publication

Direct Mail – Catch readers’ attention by placing a flier, brochure or postcard inside the clear bag in which the publication is mailed. Whether you are promoting an event, a new product or your entire product line, placing a direct-mail piece in the polybag with our publication will ensure tremendous exposure for your company.

Additional mechanical charges may apply (belly band, inserts, gatefolds). Sales representative will confirm net rates (insertion rate plus mechanical charge). Reservation is on a first-come first-served basis.

All direct mail pieces must be approved by the association prior to booking.

OSWCA Special Regional Advertising Section

2026 Print Issues – Regional Spotlight Series

To better engage local contractors and supplier communities across Ontario, OSWCA will introduce a Special Regional Advertising Section in each issue of the magazine. This new feature is designed to highlight clusters of Heavy Construction Associations by region, giving advertisers the opportunity to target the geographic areas where they do the majority of their business.

By aligning each issue with specific regional associations, OSWCA creates a more relevant advertising environment, helping suppliers reach local contractors and helping contractors see representation from businesses active within their own chapter territories.

Why a Regional Advertising Section?

Higher relevance for advertisers working within specific chapters rather than the full province.
Stronger alignment with member expectations, reflecting how many contractors primarily operate locally.
Provides an accessible entry point for smaller regional suppliers who may hesitate to buy full province visibility.
Supports editorial cohesion, allowing each issue to naturally spotlight unique regional market conditions, challenges, and successes.

Spring Issue – Central & Southwestern Ontario Spotlight

This issue focuses on regions with strong heavy construction activity spanning municipal works, sewer and watermain construction, and ongoing infrastructure renewal.

Featured Associations:

Simcoe County Heavy Construction Association
London & District Heavy Construction Association
Sarnia Heavy Construction Association

Advertising Opportunity: Advertisers serving Central and Southwestern Ontario can showcase their services directly to companies operating in these priority regions. This spotlight offers increased relevance for local suppliers and mid sized contractors who may not serve the province broadly.

Fall Issue – Eastern Ontario Spotlight

The fall regional section turns its attention to Eastern Ontario, where a mix of municipal infrastructure upgrades and heavy civil projects continues to drive industry activity.

Featured Associations:

Heavy Contractors Division of Kingston Construction Association
National Capital Heavy Construction Association

Advertising Opportunity: Companies serving Kingston, Ottawa, and surrounding Eastern Ontario markets can benefit from targeted visibility in this focused section—appealing to contractors who may not typically respond to province wide advertising opportunities.

Winter Issue – Greater Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Spotlight

This expanded regional section highlights the dense and highly active construction markets surrounding the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe. Although it includes more associations than the Spring or Fall issues, they operate in close geographic proximity and share overlapping contractor and supplier networks.

Featured Associations:

Durham Heavy Construction Association
Greater Toronto Sewer & Watermain Contractors Association
Conestoga Heavy Construction Association
Hamilton & District Heavy Construction Association
Heavy Construction Association of Regional Niagara

Advertising Opportunity: This edition delivers unmatched exposure for companies targeting Ontario’s most competitive and infrastructure intensive regions. With high demand for water, sewer, transportation, and municipal works projects, advertisers gain access to a densely populated market with strong capital investment.

Winter Issue – Greater Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Spotlight

Featured Associations:

Durham Heavy Construction Association
Greater Toronto Sewer & Watermain Contractors Association
Conestoga Heavy Construction Association
Hamilton & District Heavy Construction Association
Heavy Construction Association of Regional Niagara

Rates are net and per insertion. Reservation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Rates are net and per insertion. Premium positions are an additional charge. Reservation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

2024 MarCom Honorable Mention

Extend your print advertising investment with the unique benefits of digital media.

Run-of-Site (ROS) Ads

Content Hub Exclusive Digital Ads

Per Issue Digital Ads

HTML5 Ad

Digital Insert or Outsert (Medium, Large or Full Page)

Digital Video Sponsorship

Mobile TOC Banner – Reading View

Sponsored Content

Go beyond the publication

OSWCA Special Regional Advertising Section

2026 Print Issues – Regional Spotlight Series

Why a Regional Advertising Section?

Spring Issue – Central & Southwestern Ontario Spotlight

Featured Associations:

Fall Issue – Eastern Ontario Spotlight

Featured Associations:

Winter Issue – Greater Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Spotlight

Featured Associations:

Winter Issue – Greater Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Spotlight

Featured Associations:

Rates are net and per insertion. Reservation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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