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CBTU’s new Indigenous action plan aims to promote thriving trades careers

Canada's Building Trades Unions (CBTU) has unveiled a new Indigenous Reconciliat...

Labour June 2, 2026

Notice to All Employers: Application for accreditation for Ontario Association of Demolition Contractors Inc.

  NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS FOR WHOM LABOURERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH...

Labour June 2, 2026

Ontario announces $1.7B for ‘high-demand’ sectors like STEM and the skilled trades

OSHAWA, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is investing $1.7 billion...

Labour May 29, 2026

CBTU launches Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan

OTTAWA — Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) has announced the release of its...

Labour May 28, 2026

Unique Halifax facility that lets youth experience construction trades is expanding to Cape Breton

The Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC) Trades Exhibition Hall (TEH)...

Labour May 19, 2026

Help wanted: Workforce planning key for northern infrastructure, military projects

OTTAWA — Canada's North has an outsized presence on the list of infrastructure p...

Labour May 18, 2026

Apprenticeship bottlenecks are worsening Ontario labour shortage

Canada has a record number of apprenticeship registrations. But registrations do...

Labour May 15, 2026

Skills Ontario showcases Canada’s largest trades competition to 40,000 visitors

Judging by the overwhelming volume of attendees at Canada’s largest skilled trad...

Labour May 13, 2026

Level Up! career fairs set to launch for the fifth year

TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching the annual Level Up! career fairs...

Labour May 8, 2026

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Where are the provinces in Carney’s ‘Team Canada Strong’ initiative?

On April 30, I joined industry leaders for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announce...

Labour May 7, 2026

Showcasing the next generation: 2026 Skills Ontario Competition just around the corner

TORONTO – The Skills Ontario Competition, the largest skilled trades and technol...

Labour April 15, 2026

Jobs minister urges youth to pursue skilled trades despite generational stigma

OTTAWA — Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if th...

Labour April 15, 2026

Ontario proposes first WSIB income replacement benefit increase in nearly 30 years

SCARBOROUGH, ONT. — The Ontario government is proposing the first increase in ne...

Labour April 14, 2026

LIUNA Local 837 celebrates completion of training centre expansion

CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — LIUNA Local 837 recently celebrated, along with the provincial...

Labour April 13, 2026

Canada’s labour market is ‘static’ after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift

OTTAWA – April 2 marked one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the g...

Labour April 7, 2026

Wolseley launches Atlantic Canada student bursaries

HALIFAX – Post-secondary school students in Atlantic Canada are getting a boost...

Labour April 6, 2026

Second-career switch: How women are finding opportunity in Ontario construction

Stephanie Rutherford used to work in the recreation, agricultural and equine sec...

Labour March 31, 2026

Ottawa spending $229M to help tariff-hit Ontario workers obtain new skills

OTTAWA — The federal government will spend $228.8 million over the next three ye...

Labour March 27, 2026

Carpenters’ Local 27 help rebuild Jamaican schools, homes after Hurricane Melissa

A group of skilled tradespersons and health care leaders from Toronto travelled...

Labour March 27, 2026

Girls build: Join the movement with some Susie swag

OTTAWA – Wear it, sip it, love it — Susie Shed style. It’s the tagline for a gr...

Labour March 26, 2026

Stephanie Hun wins Outstanding Woman in Construction award

Stephanie Hun, director of business development for FlatironDragados Canada, has...

Labour March 26, 2026

FSC launches $5.5M ‘Replicate’ to scale proven trades training programs across Canada

With Canada facing a pending labour shortage — particularly in construction and...

Labour March 25, 2026

From French to flooring: Bilingual estimating supervisor powers national projects for Stonhard

In her specialized position as the bilingual estimating supervisor at the head o...

Labour March 25, 2026

ConnectHER Hub founder Anna Lary earns VRCA inclusive leadership award

Anna Lary, a master electrician and advocate in the BC Institute of Technology’s...

Labour March 24, 2026

Hilti’s Rebecka Marklund taps global experience to support Canadian contractors

At only 32, Hilti Corporation manager Rebecka Marklund has travelled around the...

Labour March 23, 2026

Digital forgery increasing as method for fake engineering stamps, regulators warn

Last year Professional Engineers of Ontario had six successful prosecutions for...

Labour March 20, 2026

IMPACT 2026: Ironworkers’ tackle workforce, mental health and policy shifts in Las Vegas

Designed to address the pressing issues facing the ironworking industry, the rec...

Labour March 18, 2026

Unemployment rate up, 84,000 jobs lost in ‘very bad’ February jobs report

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada said the economy faced sharp job losses in February i...

Labour March 17, 2026

CAF launches National Youth Apprenticeship Council

OTTAWA – The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has announced a new national Yo...

Labour March 13, 2026

Applications open for DIALOG’s Architectural Scholarship in honour of Michael Evamy

TORONTO - DIALOG's 2026 Architectural Scholarship in honour of Michael Evamy is...

Labour March 12, 2026

Ottawa spending $229M to help tariff-hit Ontario workers obtain new skills

OTTAWA — The federal government will spend $228.8 million over the next three ye...

Labour March 12, 2026

Bluescape’s Jane Almey champions women in Toronto highrise construction

Jane Almey admits she is no handyperson and, as a young girl, she never imagined...

Labour March 12, 2026

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