The Acoustical Association Ontario (AAO) is an association representing unionized employers engaged in Acoustic and Drywall construction in the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario.  The association was established in 1963 to represent acoustical ceiling and drywall contractors in collective bargaining.

Today AAO is involved in a range of activities including Occupational Health & Safety, Apprenticeship Training, and Government Relations.

The mission of AAO is:

  • to establish and promote a general employer-employee policy which will lead to a sound and harmonious relationship with any bargaining agent that represents employees of member companies,
  • to establish and promote uniform trade practices,

Board of Directors

Officers

President:
Bob Grassing, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limited, Waterloo

Vice President:
Steve Creces, C.D. Drywall & Acoustics (London) Ltd., London

Treasurer:

Jeff Edwards, J.A Macdonald (London) Ltd., London

Directors

 Forese Bertoia, Bertoia Lathing Ltd., Kingston

 Steve Creces, C.D. Drywall & Acoustics (London) Ltd., London

 Adam DeWitt, Smith Brothers Contracting Corporation, Ancaster

 Jeff Edwards, J.A Macdonald (London) Ltd., London

 Domenico Filoso, Marcantonio Constructors Inc., Ottawa

 Bob Grassing, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limited, Waterloo

 Patrick Lefebvre, Korban Contractors, Ottawa

 Marc Roy, Rene Roy Group Inc., Belle River

 Utkarsh Singh, Soubliere Interiors, Cumberland

 Douglas Smith, Smith Brothers Contracting Corporation, Ancaster

Area Representatives

 Shawn Belanger, Trojan Interior Contracting (2002) Ltd, Windsor

 Randal Grassing, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limited, Waterloo

 Andrew Macdonald, J.A Macdonald (London) Ltd., London

Senior Advisor

Robert Troup

Joseph Liberman

Legal

David Francis, Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark, Toronto

Administration

Paul Gunning, Executive Director