Saturday, May 9, 2026
Ontario to build workers’ memorial at Queen’s Park
On the recent National Day of Mourning the Government of Ontario unveiled the design concept for a new memorial to commemorate the contributions and sacrifices…
Labour
Feds announce $6B plan to recruit and train more skilled trades workers
The federal government announced it is committing $6 billion over the next five years to recruit and train as many as 100,000 new skilled trades…
Federal, provincial ministers meet to discuss safety training harmonization
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) pressed the country’s labour ministers to provide the needed political momentum towards the national harmonization of safety standards training in…
Skills training centre expansion in Cambridge now complete
The Government of Ontario marked the completion of a major training centre expansion in Cambridge. Supported by an investment of more than $8.8 million through…
MOU signed to advance Calgary Airport-Banff passenger rail system
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), Building Trades of Alberta (BTA), and Friends of Calgary Airport–Banff Rail (CABR) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize…
CBTU harmonizes national safety certification standards
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) and the Government of Ontario announced a collaborative effort to harmonize national safety standards for construction workers by adopting best practices…
New program to establish mass timber training centres across Canada
As Canada’s construction industry evolves towards more sustainable and efficient building methods, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America (UBC) is training workers…
Labour crunch in construction sector threatens housing affordability: CBoC
Labour shortages in the residential construction sector are contributing to the rising cost of housing and increasing insurance claims costs, according to a report released…
New report highlights need for action to retain women in the construction industry
The Ontario Building and Construction Tradeswomen (OBCT) has released the results of its 2025 Recruitment and Retention of Women in the Building Trades survey, revealing…
B.C. to invest $241M, doubling skilled trades-training funding
The Government of British Columbia announced that during the next three years it will double trades-training funding and permanently strengthen B.C.’s trades-training system, through a…
New legislation to ensure prompt payment in B.C.’s construction industry
The Government of British Columbia announced that businesses and workers from the construction sector will benefit from greater certainty with new legislation that will ensure…
Province, Manitoba Building Trades sign jobs agreement
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced that the government has signed its first Manitoba jobs agreement (MJA) with Manitoba Building Trades to create good jobs in…
Hydro-Québec and province collaborate on training for construction sector
The Government of Quebec and Hydro-Québec announced a collaboration between the two organizations to make it possible to more quickly train more essential workers for…
Ontario expanding Skills Development Fund by $1B over the next three years
The Government of Ontario announced it is expanding its Skills Development Fund (SDF) by nearly $1 billion over the next three years, for a total…
Major non-residential projects elevate construction demands to 2034: BuildForce Canada
BuildForce Canada released its 2025–2034 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward national forecast . The outlook calls for investment activity to record growth to the end of the forecast…
Aecon launches program to recruit the next generation of skilled tradespeople
Aecon announced it has launched the Aecon Ambassador Program to help recruit and inspire the next generation of skilled tradespeople. The program harnesses the passion…
CCA, City of Calgary launch “Tailgate Toolkit” recovery resource program
The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) announced a new partnership with The City of Calgary to launch the innovative “Tailgate Toolkit” recovery resource pilot program. Funded…
Ontario reaches tentative agreement with professional engineers union
Minister Caroline Mulroney, President of the Treasury Board, issued the following statement regarding a four-year tentative agreement reached with the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario…
PEGO strike action continues with engineers withdrawing services
For the first time in its 35-year history, legal strike action has been initiated by Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO), the union representing the province…
39 B.C. construction workers mourned at Bentall IV Memorial
BC Building Trades continues to call for better safety after latest workplace death toll from WorkSafeBC after another deadly year for construction workers in British…
Partnership unites construction trade unions to protect workers’ rights
The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793, and the Carpenters’ Regional Council have signed a partnership agreement. This collaboration represents a united front in…
Infrastructure and labour force needs at a critical stage: Pomerleau CEO
Canada’s construction industry will need to recruit 300,000 workers over the next 10 years. In front of an audience at the Canadian Club of Montreal, Pomerleau CEO…
Canada invests $9M to support internationally trained skilled workers
The Government of Canada announced $9,023,177 in funding for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Canadian District (UBC). This investment, made through…
Ontario government engineers to withdraw services from infrastructure projects
Frustrated by lack of progress at the bargaining table, a group of professional engineers may soon withdraw services from key infrastructure projects such as Highway…