Labour
Sponsored Content: Essential Education About the BC Building Code
Sponsored Content: Essential Education About the BC Building Code
Being equipped with the right knowledge is just as important as having the right tools on any construction site. It does not matter if you have all the answers memorized. What matters more is that you have the tools and ability to find the answers when yo...
Labour , OH&S , Others
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Time to put the brakes on uncertified tradespeople
Do you want someone without training to work on the electrical wiring of your ho...
Labour
Compulsory trades announcement ‘needless red tape,’ says ICBA’s Gardner
It's official. B.C. will be implementing a compulsory trades certification syst...
Associations , Government , Labour
BREAKING: B.C. announces trades certification system
VICTORIA, B.C. - More than a decade after B.C.'s compulsory trades system was el...
Government , Labour
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Sponsored Content: Essential Education About the BC Building Code
Being equipped with the right knowledge is just as important as having the right...
Labour , OH&S , Others
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Time to put the brakes on uncertified tradespeople
Do you want someone without training to work on the electrical wiring of your ho...
Labour
Compulsory trades announcement ‘needless red tape,’ says ICBA’s Gardner
It's official. B.C. will be implementing a compulsory trades certification syst...
Associations , Government , Labour
BREAKING: B.C. announces trades certification system
VICTORIA, B.C. - More than a decade after B.C.'s compulsory trades system was el...
Government , Labour
WorkSafeBC strikes balance between religious freedoms and safety with new hard hat rule
Construction employers are commending WorkSafeBC and the province for walking a...
Labour , OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: June 7 to 11
Your top JOC headlines this week feature major news that the Keystone XL pipelin...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
First Notice: Oilsands producers push towards net-zero; Saskatchewan stakeholders holding return to work seminar; Alberta backs hydrogen facility
Oilsands producers announce net zero plan Five of Canada’s largest oils...
Associations , Labour , Resource , Technology
Seaspan invests in training Indigenous students for trades careers
VANCOUVER — Seaspan Shipyards plans to invest $1.35 million to boost training an...
Labour
Gino Gerussi becomes B.C.’s construction ‘crooner’
B.C.'s construction industry is getting a lot of international play as a video o...
Labour
Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate 8.2%, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy lost 68,000 jobs in May as lockdowns...
Economic , Government , Labour
Your top JOC headlines: May 24 to 28
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a fire prevention technology that also...
Government , Labour , OH&S , Projects , Resource
B.C. construction meeting COVID-19 challenge with rapid test screening and vaccinations of workers
To its great relief, the British Columbia construction industry was declared an...
Government , Labour , OH&S
BCIB to offer free menstrual products on some public construction sites
VANCOUVER - BC Infrastructure Benefits (BCIB) has announced it will provide free...
Associations , Labour , OH&S
COVID-19 hits Canadian apprenticeship pool hard: CAF report
A perfect storm may be brewing in Canada’s construction industry as apprenticesh...
Labour
Western Canadian provinces facing significant trades shortage: CAF report
Canada’s four western provinces could face a significant shortage of some constr...
Economic , Labour
B.C. forestry program helps workers retire
VICTORIA—B.C.'s Bridging to Retirement program has helped 1,000 forestry workers...
Labour , Others
First Notice: Feds invest in Alberta schools; CISC launches Built by Canadians Initiative; new chairman for Bird Construction
Feds invest in Alberta Francophone schools The Government of Canada, in...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Skilled trades mobility tax deduction critical to addressing labour supply shortages: CBTU
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) is calling on the federal government to b...
Government , Labour
Frontline Metro Vancouver construction workers fast-tracked for vaccinations
VANCOUVER, B.C.- Construction workers in parts of Metro Vancouver are being fast...
Labour , OH&S
First Notice: Teachers invest in Brazil; U.S. construction employment; BCMC Route improvements
Teachers invest in Brazil transmissions The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan B...
Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , US News
Sponsored Content: Homeowners Expect You to Understand the BC Building Code
Tradespeople, contractors, builders, and home inspectors all know a lot about th...
Labour , OH&S , Others
First Notice: CEOs see Canadian growth; blockchain and construction; USW national director retires
CEOs expecting major growth Canadian CEOs are expecting extensive growt...
Economic , Labour , Technology
Your top JOC headlines: April 26 to 30
Your top JOC headlines this week feature our coverage of the National Day of Mou...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Resource
BCIT Environmental Engineering program stays in tune with the times
Founded 25 years ago, the environmental engineering program (EE) at British Colu...
Labour
Number of women in construction continues to grow in B.C., survey finds
The number of women working in B.C.'s traditionally male construction industry i...
Associations , Labour
Construction part of WorkSafeBC three-year high-risk strategy plan
RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC has announced construction will be included in its n...
Associations , Labour , OH&S
First Notice: Progressive Planet PozGlass success; StatsCan look at innovation; Edmonton Economic Action Plan
Progressive Planet continues with PozGlass testing Progressive Planet S...
Economic , Government , Labour
First Notice: StatsCan on building material costs; Mennonite Centre project manager program; new city manager for Vancouver
Building materials costs impact CPI Today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
Economic , Government , Labour
B.C. looking to fast-track construction training
VICTORIA — B.C. is looking to fast-track up to 30 eligible residents who want sk...
Labour
2021 Federal Budget recap
Canada’s 2021 federal budget was filled with several announcements that directly...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Workers and construction hurt by compulsory trades
It’s a common tactic to use polling to try and create the illusion that there is...
Associations , Labour
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Top 10 major upcoming Recreational and Retail, Wholesale, Warehouse construction projects – Canada – June 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Recreational and Retail,...
Economic
CCA, KPMG report shows construction firms can become ‘more digitally savvy’
A new report says about 75 per cent of construction firms rate their digital mat...
Associations , Technology
MOVALA beachside development approved by Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. — Final approvals have been given to build a new elevated beachsid...
Projects
Hundreds gather to protest Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota
SOLWAY, MINN. — Hundreds of protesters vowing do whatever it takes to stop a Can...
Resource , US News
2020 NBC critics delaying code progress by ‘jamming the airwaves’
Canada’s 2020 National Building Code (NBC) is running late. Frustration is growi...
Associations , Government
Stock Market Shifts May Speak Volumes for Construction
North America’s major stock market indices generally ended May in fine fa...
Economic
Two B.C. studies show how to help keep COVID-19 away by keeping clean
One of the few positive aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is that some companies...
OH&S
Top 10 major upcoming Northeast and Southeast construction projects – U.S. – June 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Northeast and Southeast...