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Public consultation open for Manitoba’s Workers Compensation Act review

WINNIPEG — The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) Legislative Review Committee 2...

Labour January 15, 2026

CBTU on receiving end of $9M in federal funding for green training initiatives

OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is investing close to $9 million in Canada’s B...

Labour December 12, 2025

Special to the JOC: Concrete truck driver still going strong after 50 years with Amrize Canada

It was the spring of 1975 and 21-year-old Al Bryce had taken the wheel of a Lafa...

Labour December 4, 2025

CAF launches national foundation to advance equity in the skilled trades

OTTAWA — The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) recently announced it has estab...

Labour December 4, 2025

Letter to the Editor: It’s Ground Hog Day in B.C. with Infrastructure Projects Act

  To the Editor, Re: Building Trades want strong role in BC Infrastructur...

Labour December 3, 2025

Applications open for 2026 VRCA Bursary Program

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) is now accept...

Associations , Labour December 1, 2025

Building Trades want strong role in BC Infrastructure Act process

The BC Building Trades (BCBT) is arguing for a strong role and voice under the n...

Labour November 24, 2025

CLAC wants wall-to-wall bargaining preserved in B.C. labour review

As the federal government fast-tracks large-scale projects, CLAC is urging B.C.’...

Labour November 20, 2025

EAO approves second ‘floatel’ for B.C. Woodfibre LNG project

VICTORIA — A request to allow a second floating workcamp or “floatel” for worker...

Labour November 10, 2025

Gillam Group making moves for MOvember

TORONTO — Gillam Group is once again getting ready to enter the hairiest month o...

Labour November 7, 2025

RICS report: Surveying sector suffering critical skills shortage globally

LONDON, ENGLAND — The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has releas...

Labour October 31, 2025

Child care a major barrier to growing Ontario’s skilled trades: Report

TORONTO – With Ontario already facing a severe labour shortage, each and every b...

Labour October 22, 2025

Forests Minister Parmar says workers in B.C. deserve “same treatment” as in Ontario

VICTORIA — Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says it is "unacceptable" that Ottawa al...

Labour October 21, 2025

Strike by B.C.’s professionals could delay Red Chris mine project: union

VICTORIA — The union representing licensed professionals in British Columbia say...

Labour October 17, 2025

Textbooks for toolbelts: VRCA touts trades to students

Vancouver students are swapping textbooks for toolbelts with the help of a local...

Associations , Labour October 17, 2025

CBTU launches letter-writing campaign asking members to call for PLAs on major projects

OTTAWA — Canada's Building Trades Unions has launched a national letter-writing...

Labour October 9, 2025

Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says

OTTAWA — Ottawa issued almost $5 million in fines to companies for not complying...

Labour October 8, 2025

Survey reveals critical trade careers in fire safety lack visibility

TORONTO – A follow-up Leger survey commissioned by Classic Fire + Life Safety fi...

Labour October 8, 2025

Members appointed to conduct Manitoba Workers Compensation Act review

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has appointed four people to the Workers Comp...

Labour October 6, 2025

Transforming workplaces initiative aims to help youth with disabilities enter the trades

TORONTO — A new multi-year project is underway to help workplaces in Canada’s co...

Labour October 6, 2025

Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls for ‘meticulous’ temporary worker review

OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the entire temporary foreign work...

Labour September 25, 2025

Can virtual strategies attract more people to careers in the construction trades?

The Future Skills Centre (FSC) recently reported on a project for developing a t...

Labour September 24, 2025

Carpenters’ Michigan Council Detroit outreach paying dividends

Detroiter Quentin Murray is a sterling example of graduates from the Michigan Re...

Labour September 18, 2025

B.C. government workers step up job action by targeting mining sector

VICTORIA — British Columbia's public service workers are escalating job action a...

Labour September 17, 2025

Four Alberta organizations on receiving end of skills funding

EDMONTON — Through the Alberta Industry Skills grant, four organizations are bei...

Labour September 17, 2025

Federal government invests $28.7M to train clean energy workers and expand AI research

EDMONTON — Through the Sustainable Jobs Training Fund, the Government of Canada...

Labour September 17, 2025

Star apprentice symbolizes Ornamental Ironworkers’ new digs

There's more to ironworking than laying girders for skyscrapers — as respectable...

Labour September 17, 2025

Construct: Skills training program in GTA celebrates fifth anniversary

Construct provides rapid eight-week skills training in the construction trades f...

Labour September 16, 2025

Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs a ‘focused approach’

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said the temporary foreign worker program ne...

Labour September 15, 2025

Alberta launches labour market information portal

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government has launched a new Labour Market Information por...

Labour September 11, 2025

George Brown, OBOA train next gen building officials

As Ontario’s construction sector prepares to kickstart into a hoped-for recovery...

Labour September 11, 2025

Canada’s TFW program exploiting the vulnerable: Industry sources

As the federal government reviews its Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, an...

Labour September 10, 2025

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