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Upskilling training programs to address labour shortfalls in Western Canada
Upskilling training programs to address labour shortfalls in Western Canada
Western Canadian construction has some labour mobility challenges. A recent report by the Canada West Foundation (CWF) says construction workers need training in specialized (often technical) competencies, to enable them to move between sectors of the in...
Labour
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
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
Letter to the Editor: BCBT CBA campaign repeats the same misleading script
To the Editor, The recent ȵ article on the BC Bu...
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Upskilling training programs to address labour shortfalls in Western Canada
Western Canadian construction has some labour mobility challenges. A recent rep...
Labour
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
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
Letter to the Editor: BCBT CBA campaign repeats the same misleading script
To the Editor, The recent ȵ article on the BC Bu...
Labour
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
Second-career switch: How women are finding opportunity in Ontario construction
Stephanie Rutherford used to work in the recreation, agricultural and equine sec...
Labour
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
Stephanie Hun wins Outstanding Woman in Construction award
Stephanie Hun, director of business development for FlatironDragados Canada, has...
Labour
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
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
Calgary construction boom fuels concern over future skilled trades shortage
A surge of construction activity across Calgary is creating optimism about the f...
Labour
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
BC Building Trades launch campaign to defend Community Benefit Agreements
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The BC Building Trades is launching a campaign “to prote...
Labour
Hilti’s Rebecka Marklund taps global experience to support Canadian contractors
At only 32, Hilti Corporation manager Rebecka Marklund has travelled around the...
Labour
Digital forgery increasing as method for fake engineering stamps, regulators warn
Last year Professional Engineers of Ontario had six successful prosecutions for...
Labour
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
Indigenous women power the future of Alberta’s trades industry: Trade Winds to Success
EDMONTON — Trade Winds to Success has launched its first-ever women’s electricia...
Labour
CAF launches National Youth Apprenticeship Council
OTTAWA – The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has announced a new national Yo...
Labour
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
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
Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
OTTAWA — The federal government said Monday it's planning to spend up to $94.5 m...
Labour
B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
VICTORIA — Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and those in other sectors...
Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Building the Future – Women Belong in Construction
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate progress, but it should...
Associations , Labour
Women4Climate marks first year under ZEIC banner
Women4Climate recently marked its first year under the Zero Emissions Innovation...
Labour
International Women’s Day: Stories of sisterhood and strength in construction
For more than 100 years International Women’s Day (IWD) has been celebrated, wit...
Labour
CAGBC panel: Align training with real world demand to unlock green building job growth
A report soon to be published by the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has f...
Labour
Navigating workforce challenges facing the Canadian construction industry
Canada's construction industry is navigating a complex landscape defined by reco...
Labour
Bess announced as new BuildForce Canada executive director
OTTAWA – Starting March 2 BuildForce Canada will have a new executive director, ...
Labour
Canada’s famed, all-Black, No. 2 Construction Battalion celebrates 110th anniversary
TRURO, N.S. — The No. 2 Construction Battalion, the first and only all-Black bat...
Labour
Bill C-259: Is CLAC out of step or walking a new path for unions?
As Heather McPherson, Edmonton Strathcona MP and NDP national leader candidate,...
Labour
4DY initiative aims to boost skilled trades access for disabled youth
A new, multi-year national initiative has been launched to help the country’s co...
Labour
Supporting B.C.’s next generation: VRCA awards $30,000 in bursaries
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced...
Associations , Labour
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