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Federal budget provides funding for new apprenticeship service, supports skilled trades

Federal budget provides funding for new apprenticeship service, supports skilled trades
The federal government’s 2021 budget makes notable investments in helping employers recruit and train workers to meet the growing demand in the skilled trades sector and includes a new service to help connect apprentices with employers. Budget 2021, A Re...
Economic , Government , Labour

First Notice: jobs spike; Saskatchewan housing; home sales surge
Construction gained 25,300 jobs in March Employment in Canada increase...
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Alberta proposes trades training changes
CALGARY — Proposed legislation in Alberta is looking to create a more flexible s...
Government , Labour

First Notice: Home prices rise; VRCA looks at future of construction; working from home easier than expected
Home prices rose 14.1 per cent year over year According to the Royal Le...
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Federal budget provides funding for new apprenticeship service, supports skilled trades
The federal government’s 2021 budget makes notable investments in helping employ...
Economic , Government , Labour

First Notice: jobs spike; Saskatchewan housing; home sales surge
Construction gained 25,300 jobs in March Employment in Canada increase...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects

Alberta proposes trades training changes
CALGARY — Proposed legislation in Alberta is looking to create a more flexible s...
Government , Labour

First Notice: Home prices rise; VRCA looks at future of construction; working from home easier than expected
Home prices rose 14.1 per cent year over year According to the Royal Le...
Associations , Economic , Labour

First Notice: Bird and Stack win award; Saskatchewan youth compete; artificial turf construction
Bird, Stack win modular award Stack Modular and Bird Construction recen...
Associations , Economic , Government , Labour

Sponsored Content: Know the BC Building Code and Advance Your Career
You have been contacted by a general contractor who has started the Request for...
Labour , Others

Your top JOC headlines: March 29 to April 2
Your top JOC headlines this week cover western and eastern provinces banding tog...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource

BuildForce predicts uneven job growth in Western Canada over next decade
OTTAWA — Canada’s four western provinces are expected to experience volatile con...
Economic , Labour

BuildForce predicts N.S., Ontario to lead eastern Canadian construction job growth
OTTAWA — Nova Scotia and Ontario are expected to lead the way in construction jo...
Economic , Labour

First Notice: Gibson enters Suncor agreement; RESAAS hires MZ Group; Alberta asks for OHS CODE input
Gibson Energy enters agreement with Suncor Gibson Energy Inc announced...
Government , Labour , OH&S , Resource

Celebrating women in construction, a recap of our coverage
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Daily Commercial News and Journal of...
Labour

B.C. labour minister concerned over recent workplace deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's labour minister says he has contacted the head of...
Government , Labour , OH&S

ICI recruitment paying off, BuildForce report shows
The ICI construction sector’s recent focus on recruiting skilled workers to repl...
Labour

B.C.’s Forest Employment Program expanded
VICTORIA — B.C. has boosted its existing Forest Employment Program (FEP) with an...
Government , Labour , Resource

B.C.’s IBEW Local 993 honoured by province for ‘breaking barriers’
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A B.C. union has been recognized for its work to advance women...
Labour

Labour market report asks ‘how much do trade certificate holders make?’
A new report detailing the early career earnings of Canada’s trade certificate h...
Labour

Panel identifies knowledge gap for pregnancies on sites
Pregnant women working in the skilled trades are still such a rarity that no one...
Labour

Compulsory trades may be around the corner for B.C.
A new poll commissioned by the BC Building Trades suggests strong support for re...
Associations , Government , Labour

Online tool supported by CAF and IUOE aims to improve pass rates in apprenticeship system
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) and the International Union of Operating...
Labour

First Notice: Rogers proposes tech centre; BC Building Trades survey results; Richardson Pioneer announces new grain elevator project
Rogers proposes new western Canadian technology and engineering centre...
Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects

BREAKING: Two workers have died after concrete boom topples on Gabriola Island: B.C. RCMP
GABRIOLA, B.C. — The RCMP say two workers have died after a concrete boom topple...
Labour , OH&S

New report details skilled trades earning, difference between men and women
OTTAWA — A new report finds that women in the skilled trades earn about half wha...
Economic , Labour

Tips for women to survive, thrive in the trades
Crane operator Ashleigh Kaliszuk was introduced to a recent International Women’...
Labour

Manitoba construction associations continue plea for consultation on major apprenticeship changes
Employers and building trade unions from the ICI construction industry in Manito...
Associations , Government , Labour

Northern B.C. needs more than jobs to attract young workers
Change is key for northern B.C. as shifting demographics and economic forces com...
Economic , Labour

Your top JOC headlines: March 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week cover Alberta’s finance minister saying taxpaye...
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BCIB presents update on CBAs at economic summit
Greg Johnson, director of stakeholder relations, gave an overview of the progres...
Associations , Labour

Tradespeople need local opportunity: Tahltan Nation
Earlier this year the Industry Training Authority (ITA) and Tahltan Central Gove...
Labour

Men learn how to be better allies at Women Build BC Conference
Laird Cronk, president of the BC Federation of Labour, recalls attending a confe...
Associations , Labour

Tradeswomen are ‘Doin’ It for Themselves’ in new video
To celebrate International Women’s Day a group of tradeswomen have recorded a li...
Labour

First Notice: women and hiring trends; Coldwell Banker looks at high-end real estate; Winnipeg sees new skyscraper rise to record height
Winnipeg sees new skyscraper rise to record height A new mixed-use towe...
Associations , Economic , Labour , Projects

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Smile, it’s International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) is upon us. And with it, there will be all thos...
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EDC economist revises 2021 forecasts, expects dramatic jumps in U.S. and Canadian growth
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Canadian designers, developers have ‘a lot to learn’ from Asian cities, says panellist
The Canadian design and development world can see the future if it looks to Asia...
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Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
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Saskatchewan budget spends $830 million on highways
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