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Metro Vancouver workers call off full-scale strike after progress made in talks

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver outside workers say they won't launch a full-scale s...

Labour July 14, 2026

Metro Vancouver workers threaten full-scale strike with little progress in talks

VANCOUVER — Striking Metro Vancouver outside workers say they will begin a "full...

Labour July 13, 2026

Alberta Indigenous anti-bias campaign addresses ‘uncomfortable’ truths

Just three weeks into a new awareness campaign that shines a spotlight on the bi...

Labour July 10, 2026

Applications open for B.C.’s future skills grant

VICTORIA — Applications for the future skills grant are open for 2026-27 with th...

Labour July 2, 2026

Trade Winds to Success launches See the Skill. Not Bias. campaign

EDMONTON – A new mini-documentary series recently premiered on IMAX in Edmonton...

Labour June 22, 2026

Ironworkers’ mark 68 years since Vancouver bridge collapse in ceremony yesterday

VANCOUVER — The bridge that spans the Second Narrows crossing between East Vanco...

Labour June 18, 2026

Jobsite and workplace conflicts directly impact the bottom-line: HR consultant

Conflict doesn’t belong in the workplace and can directly impact a company’s pro...

Labour June 18, 2026

B.C. launches $40M workforce readiness initiative for trades training

VICTORIA — The B.C. government has announced it is launching the Look West Workf...

Labour June 17, 2026

Metro Vancouver and its union go to mediation just as members take strike action

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver says the union representing its outside workers has...

Labour June 16, 2026

Okanagan College adds 256 skilled trades training spots

KELOWNA, B.C. – As part of the Province of B.C.’s Look West strategy to deliver...

Labour June 16, 2026

BCCA launches ‘new and improved’ Builders Life TalentCentral platform

VICTORIA – The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) is launching a “...

Labour June 16, 2026

Metro Vancouver outside workers going on full-scale strike starting today

VANCOUVER — Unionized workers in Metro Vancouver who oversee drinking water, was...

Labour June 15, 2026

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

Alberta provides additional funding for BLUprint skilled trades program

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is investing an additional $300,000 to support...

Labour June 2, 2026

Green building training program offers new careers for Port Alberni workers displaced by mill closures

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – IGV Housing, Synergy Foundation, North Island College and W...

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

CLAC, PCA welcome amendments to Manitoba Jobs Agreement

WINNIPEG — CLAC Local 152 and the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada...

Labour May 28, 2026

Union for hundreds of Metro Vancouver workers announce ban on overtime work

VANCOUVER — A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees has annou...

Labour May 25, 2026

Heavy-duty technician apprentices to train closer to home under new Saskatchewan, Alberta agreement

REGINA — The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta recently signed a Memorandu...

Labour May 25, 2026

Special to the JOC: Teamsters 213 member Nick Orford — The courage to comeback

Nick Orford’s grandpa was a trucker.  His dad was also a trucker.  His uncles we...

Labour May 20, 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

B.C. investing $241 million over three years to train high paying trades workers

DELTA, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it's investing $241 million o...

Labour May 14, 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

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Build Communities Strong – not more expensively

Ottawa is selling its new Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) as a $51-billion...

Labour May 6, 2026

Building Trades of Alberta, premier ‘align’ on workforce development strategy

EDMONTON — The Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) recently met with Premier Daniel...

Labour May 4, 2026

Letter to the Editor: The Carney government delivers on apprenticeship supports

  To the Editor,   Canadian skilled trades apprentices were at the...

Labour May 1, 2026

Alberta announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms, including tradespeople

CALGARY, ALTA. — Alberta’s government is making some changes to get more instruc...

Labour May 1, 2026

Upskilling training programs to address labour shortfalls in Western Canada

Western Canadian construction has some labour mobility challenges. A recent rep...

Labour April 28, 2026

First-of-its-kind Calgary trades centre aims to steer students into construction careers

A new, first-of-its-kind skills centre is set to open in Calgary, Alta. later th...

Labour , Projects April 22, 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

Letter to the Editor: BCBT CBA campaign repeats the same misleading script

  To the Editor,   The recent ConstructConnect article on the BC Bu...

Labour April 8, 2026

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