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

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:47:16 +0000

Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) has unveiled a new Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan (IRAP) with 41 commitments to boost Indigenous status in the workforce and create economic partnerships along with targeted timelines and engagement frameworks. CBTU director of workforce development Lindsay Amundsen spearheaded the initiative. She says the ultimate measure of success will be one […]

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Alberta provides additional funding for BLUprint skilled trades program

wp-poster — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:05:25 +0000

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is investing an additional $300,000 to support BLUprint, a hands-on skilled trades learning program at TELUS Spark Science Centre through 2027. According to a release, the money builds on the more than $880,000 investment made in 2024 to launch the first two phases of BLUprint, including outdoor try-a-trade activities and […]

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

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:30:42 +0000

NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS FOR WHOM LABOURERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, ONTARIO PROVINCIAL DISTRICT COUNCIL, AND ITS AFFILIATED LOCAL UNIONS 183, 493, 506, 527, 607, 625, 837, 1036, 1059 and 1089 HOLDS BARGAINING RIGHTS AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE WRECKING, DEMOLITION, DISMANTLING, SALVAGE, ABATEMENT OR REMIDIATION OF ALL MANNER AND TYPES OF […]

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

wp-poster — Fri, 29 May 2026 11:05:53 +0000

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – IGV Housing, Synergy Foundation, North Island College and WorkBC have launched the second cohort of the Green Building Foundations & Manufacturing training program after seeing success the first time around. The fully funded program equips local workers with practical skills and safety certifications for careers in green construction and manufacturing, a […]

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

wp-poster — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:25:24 +0000

OSHAWA, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is investing $1.7 billion to fund an additional 70,000 seats in high-demand sectors such as health care, STEM, education and the skilled trades at publicly assisted colleges and universities across the province. According to a release, it is part of the government’s $6.4 billion new postsecondary funding model. […]

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CBTU launches Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 28 May 2026 14:14:52 +0000

OTTAWA — Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) has announced the release of its Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan (IRAP), a national, structured framework that’s designed to advance Indigenous participation, leadership and economic opportunity across the unionized construction sector. According to a release, the plan was led by the CBTU’s director of workforce development Lindsay Amundsen in […]

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CLAC, PCA welcome amendments to Manitoba Jobs Agreement

wp-poster — Thu, 28 May 2026 11:10:49 +0000

WINNIPEG — CLAC Local 152 and the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada are applauding news the Manitoba government has made amendments to the hotly-discussed Manitoba Jobs Agreement (MJA), which will now “ensure collective bargaining relationships are respected.” “This change recognizes the importance of stable labour relations, respects the rights of workers to be represented by […]

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

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:08:20 +0000

VANCOUVER — A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees has announced an indefinite overtime ban as part of a dispute with the regional district. Jesse Medeiros, with the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union, says in a statement the overtime ban will have the most impact on water and sewer operations and maintenance and […]

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

wp-poster — Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:34 +0000

REGINA — The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to introduce cross-border apprenticeship registration for heavy-duty equipment technicians in Lloydminster. This agreement will support Saskatchewan employers by allowing Saskatchewan-based heavy equipment technician apprentices, employed in Lloydminster, to register as Alberta apprentices and attend technical training closer to home, a release […]

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

wp-poster — Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:09 +0000

Nick Orford’s grandpa was a trucker. His dad was also a trucker. His uncles were truckers. And his brothers…they’re truckers too. They all worked in the oil and gas industry in B.C.’s Peace Region. But not Nick. He was the black sheep of the family. Not a trucker. Not even a little bit. At least […]

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

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:15:55 +0000

The Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council (NSCSC) Trades Exhibition Hall (TEH) is spreading its wings. NSCSC executive director Trent Soholt says it is planning to build a version of its popular TEH in the Sydney area on Cape Breton Island. Founded in 2014, the TEH is a unique venue that gives students and their teachers […]

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

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:10:59 +0000

OTTAWA — Canada’s North has an outsized presence on the list of infrastructure proposals referred to the federal major projects office so far, all while Ottawa looks to spend big on bolstering the country’s military presence in the Arctic. The scale of the work ahead is “enormous,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a news […]

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