Labour

Construction changed my life – Russell Hixson reflects on time at JOC

Eight years ago, I began reporting for the Journal of Commerce (JOC). While it...

Labour August 12, 2022

SWIT launching program to give tradeswomen the tools to succeed

Supporting Women in Trades (SWIT) is launching a National Leadership Development...

Labour August 11, 2022

West Fraser cuts production, mill shifts in B.C. for loss of 147 jobs

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is cutting a shift at three B.C....

Economic , Labour August 10, 2022

IUOE’s Gallagher urges swift decision on Nuvavut mine

OAKVILLE, ONT — Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUO...

Labour , Resource August 10, 2022

Trades instructor spearheads audio textbook project for struggling students

A trades instructor in B.C. is on a mission to transform education so it doesn’t...

Labour August 1, 2022

Alberta addresses worker shortages with employee loan program

A new pilot project in Alberta is looking to help retain workers in smaller comm...

Associations , Labour July 18, 2022

Minimum construction wage rising in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — Construction wages in Manitoba are going up. The province announced...

Government , Labour July 13, 2022

Alberta pilot project connects workers with employers

With a massive worker deficit around the corner, the Alberta construction sector...

Economic , Labour July 13, 2022

First anniversary of Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse marked by memorial, investigations

KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., have released a statement marking the fir...

Government , Labour , OH&S July 12, 2022

Inuit women test out the tools in three-week course

For many of the Inuit women taking a three-week course in Pangnirtung, Nunavut o...

Labour July 12, 2022

Ford to raise labour issues at premiers’ meeting in hope of pressing feds

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is planning to raise immigration and skilled...

Government , Labour July 8, 2022

Your top JOC headlines: July 4 to 8

Your top JOC headlines this week cover news cost increases are going to delay a...

Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S July 8, 2022

Port of Vancouver truckers warn of strike over changes to upcoming ban on older rigs

VANCOUVER - The United Truckers Association says its members have voted unanimou...

Economic , Labour July 5, 2022

Alberta proclaims Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act

EDMONTON – The Alberta Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act has been...

Government , Labour July 5, 2022

Work ethic, knowledge and experience, not gender, measures true value: Moghani

Promoted to project manager by EllisDon in 2021, Pegah Moghani has always been i...

Labour June 29, 2022

Mitchell’s ‘dynamic capacity’ to drive change honoured by OAA

Named in honour of its 2005 president, the Ontario Association of Architects’ G....

Labour June 29, 2022

Chard welds together successful 20-year pipe welding career

When Courtney Chard entered the pipe welding trade, it is unlikely that anyone e...

Labour June 29, 2022

BCCA’s Builders Code helps build positive worksite cultures

A growing number of B.C. construction employers are adopting the Builders Code a...

Labour June 29, 2022

Authenticity a key tool for Primeau in her career pursuit

Tracy Primeau had originally planned on being a history teacher. But after gradu...

Labour June 29, 2022

Acres Enterprises safety advisor Olsen wins BCCA leadership award

Tammy Olsen, health, safety and environment (HSE) advisor at Acres Enterprises L...

Labour June 29, 2022

Ferenc blazes a trail of skilled trades ‘firsts’

Nominated for a 2022 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, and the recipi...

Labour June 29, 2022

Green converts millwright experience into skilled trades advocacy role

Jennifer Green’s career journey to become an industrial mechanic millwright took...

Labour June 29, 2022

UPDATE: Agreement reached to end concrete strike in B.C.

The five-week-old strike by Rempel Bros. Concrete truck drivers is over. A tent...

Labour June 24, 2022

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Labour shortage and the energy services sector

Canada’s energy service sector is bouncing back and now more than ever is the ti...

Labour , Resource June 24, 2022

Canadian job vacancies hit quarterly record high in Q1

OTTAWA—Job vacancies reached a record quarterly high of nearly one million in th...

Economic , Labour June 23, 2022

BCCA launches new mentorship program

VICTORIA – The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has launched the...

Associations , Government , Labour June 23, 2022

Concrete crisis: Shortages cracking up B.C. construction

Fires, strikes, shipping challenges and more. A series of issues in B.C. are cr...

Associations , Economic , Labour June 21, 2022

DCN-JOC spotlight: Construction and National Indigenous Peoples Day

Taking place on the summer solstice (June 21), National Indigenous Peoples Day i...

Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource June 21, 2022

CN, union at loggerheads on wages, conditions as strike enters third day

MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. says it has gone the extra mile to meet...

Economic , Labour June 20, 2022

Your top JOC headlines: June 13 to 17

Your top JOC headlines this week feature coverage of a concrete worker strike th...

Economic , Government , Labour , OH&S , Projects , Technology June 17, 2022

MCAC urges government to act as labour, supply chains have ‘taken a beating’

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) and the Canadian Institu...

Associations , Government , Labour June 16, 2022

Orion: Construction challenges piling up, putting projects at risk in B.C.

COVID-19, labour shortages, massive price fluctuations. For B.C. builders it see...

Economic , Labour , Projects June 15, 2022

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