Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Does the ‘Nudge Theory’ apply to trades and apprenticeship?
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Does the ‘Nudge Theory’ apply to trades and apprenticeship?
Recently I reacquainted myself with the research report It Pays to Hire an Apprentice (2009), published by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. The report, while 13 years removed from today, still reads as if it were a recent study. Several key findings r...
Labour
B.C. construction groups sign letter opposing union certification changes
A group of 23 B.C. business organizations, including many associated with the co...
Associations , Labour
VIDEO: Canada’s impending labour crunch
Canada’s construction industry is currently seeing solid growth, with BuildForce...
Economic , Government , Labour
A Day of Mourning social media snapshot
OTTAWA – Each and every year on April 28 organizations across the country pay tr...
Associations , Government , Labour , OH&S
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Does the ‘Nudge Theory’ apply to trades and apprenticeship?
Recently I reacquainted myself with the research report It Pays to Hire an Appre...
Labour
B.C. construction groups sign letter opposing union certification changes
A group of 23 B.C. business organizations, including many associated with the co...
Associations , Labour
VIDEO: Canada’s impending labour crunch
Canada’s construction industry is currently seeing solid growth, with BuildForce...
Economic , Government , Labour
A Day of Mourning social media snapshot
OTTAWA – Each and every year on April 28 organizations across the country pay tr...
Associations , Government , Labour , OH&S
B.C. looks to regulate young workers in construction
B.C.’s Ministry of Labour is looking at changing regulations to protect more you...
Government , Labour
Mining audit aims to boost worker safety
VICTORIA—B.C. officials have released a new report detailing the results of an a...
Labour , OH&S
Liberals’ budget signals shift to soon let labour groups launch trade challenges
OTTAWA - One of the country's largest unions says a small change promised in the...
Government , Labour
BCCA ‘appalled’ with union certification changes
B.C. is looking to amend its union certification system from a two-step to singl...
Associations , Government , Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: NDP launches assault on workers’ democratic rights
It’s hard to imagine that in 2022 in British Columbia, we are facing the prospec...
Associations , Labour
BUDGET 2022: Twitter reaction gallery
In the wake of the 2022 federal budget, we’ve put together construction industry...
Associations , Economic , Government , Labour
New laws to increase Saskatchewan labour mobility
REGINA, SK. - New legislation introduced in Saskatchewan is looking to make labo...
Associations , Government , Labour
Budget 2022 offers major support for housing, green transition
In her second budget as federal Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland announced a...
Economic , Government , Labour , Resource
Federal budget includes Labour Mobility Deduction for tradespeople
A Labour Mobility Deduction for tradespeople, doubling the Union Training and In...
Economic , Government , Labour
B.C. makes changes to allow a single step process for workers to unionize
VICTORIA—The British Columbia government is making changes to the Labour Relatio...
Government , Labour
PCA praises Temporary Foreign Worker program expansion
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced changes to its Temporary Foreign W...
Associations , Labour
Buildex panel looks at labour shortage solutions
B.C.’s construction industry still needs workers, as world events, COVID-19 and...
Economic , Labour
Workers back on the job at noon after CP Rail and union agree to final arbitration
CALGARY, ALTA. - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000...
Infrastructure , Labour
Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day as talks continue
OTTAWA - The pressure is on in Ottawa today as a CP Rail work stoppage enters it...
Economic , Labour
Sidebar: The struggle for construction labour continues
OTTAWA — In its latest workforce report, BuildForce Canada projects that overall...
Economic , Labour
BuildForce forecasts solid national growth, sees workforce recruitment progress
A new report from BuildForce Canada forecasts the Canadian construction industry...
Economic , Labour
Rossland receives funds to help build workforce housing
ROSSLAND, B.C. - The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municip...
Government , Labour , Projects
Industry groups call for federal government to stop potential CP Rail work stoppage
TORONTO - Canadian business organizations are calling on Ottawa to prevent a pot...
Economic , Infrastructure , Labour
B.C., Alberta construction markets expected to grow in 2022 and beyond: BuildForce
OTTAWA — BuildForce Canada reports British Columbia’s construction market return...
Economic , Labour
Saskatchewan premier calls on Ottawa to legislate rail workers as essential service
REGINA, SK - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to...
Government , Labour
BuildForce anticipates growth for Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction sectors
OTTAWA — BuildForce Canada forecasts Manitoba’s construction market is set to co...
Economic , Labour
Ontario’s construction workforce market sees sustained demand through 2026: BuildForce
OTTAWA — Labour market challenges could be an ongoing preoccupation across Ontar...
Economic , Labour
Skilled Trades BC Act receives royal assent
VICTORIA—New laws to implement skilled trades certification in B.C. have receive...
Labour
Amid global energy crisis, labour shortage constrains growth of Canadian oilpatch
CALGARY, ALTA. - An oil and gas labour shortage is one of the factors that could...
Labour , Resource
Students at #BreakTheBias event encouraged to ‘test out new things’ within construction
Young women should take the time to learn about all the different careers constr...
Labour
Your Top WIC Week headlines
In a twist from the usual weekly top headlines, the Daily Commercial News and Jo...
Associations , Labour
Female plumber goes from tools to teacher
When B.C. Red Seal plumber and Class B gas fitter Andrea Durdle first began her...
Labour
B+H Architect’s Lisa Bate focuses energy on designing sustainably
Architect Lisa Bate is an advocate for environmental, economic and social sustai...
Labour
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Global upheaval prompts revamp of 2022 U.S. construction forecasts
The construction sector in the United States has had a good first quarter but co...
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Small-scale B.C. LNG project aims for summer start
Bigger isn’t always better. A liquified natural gas project that is roughly one...
Resource
CURV tower assembles team of Passive House experts
Brivia Group is looking to take Vancouver’s skyline to new heights with the cons...
Projects
Graham model aims to fill municipal infrastructure funding gap
Graham Construction has a new approach that could give municipalities a better o...
Economic , Infrastructure
Aecon report highlights major moves towards net-zero construction
A new report outlines how Aecon is building sustainable practices throughout its...
Economic
Archeological discovery at Sooke modular build causes significant delays
A four-storey, $25 million modular housing project in Sooke, B.C. was forecast f...
Projects
Surrey cracking down on construction crime
Officials in Surrey are looking to crack down on illegal construction with a new...
Government
Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
CALGARY, ALTA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-bil...