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Special to the JOC: Concrete truck driver still going strong after 50 years with Amrize Canada
Special to the JOC: Concrete truck driver still going strong after 50 years with Amrize Canada
It was the spring of 1975 and 21-year-old Al Bryce had taken the wheel of a Lafarge concrete truck for the very first time. It was intense. It was exhilarating. But there was just one problem: He had absolutely no idea what he was doing. His father-in-l...
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CAF launches national foundation to advance equity in the skilled trades
OTTAWA ā The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) recently announced it has estab...
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Letter to the Editor: Itās Ground Hog Day in B.C. with Infrastructure Projects Act
To the Editor, Re: Building Trades want strong role in BC Infrastructur...
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Applications open for 2026 VRCA Bursary Program
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Special to the JOC: Concrete truck driver still going strong after 50 years with Amrize Canada
It was the spring of 1975 and 21-year-old Al Bryce had taken the wheel of a Lafa...
Labour
CAF launches national foundation to advance equity in the skilled trades
OTTAWA ā The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) recently announced it has estab...
Labour
Letter to the Editor: Itās Ground Hog Day in B.C. with Infrastructure Projects Act
To the Editor, Re: Building Trades want strong role in BC Infrastructur...
Labour
Applications open for 2026 VRCA Bursary Program
VANCOUVER ā The Vancouver Regional °µĶų½ūĒųion Association (VRCA) is now accept...
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Building Trades want strong role in BC Infrastructure Act process
The BC Building Trades (BCBT) is arguing for a strong role and voice under the n...
Labour
CLAC wants wall-to-wall bargaining preserved in B.C. labour review
As the federal government fast-tracks large-scale projects, CLAC is urging B.C.ā...
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EAO approves second āfloatelā for B.C. Woodfibre LNG project
VICTORIA ā A request to allow a second floating workcamp or āfloatelā for worker...
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RICS report: Surveying sector suffering critical skills shortage globally
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Labour
Child care a major barrier to growing Ontarioās skilled trades: Report
TORONTO ā With Ontario already facing a severe labour shortage, each and every b...
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Forests Minister Parmar says workers in B.C. deserve “same treatment” as in Ontario
VICTORIA ā Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says it is "unacceptable" that Ottawa al...
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Strike by B.C.’s professionals could delay Red Chris mine project: union
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Labour
Textbooks for toolbelts: VRCA touts trades to students
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Associations , Labour
CBTU launches letter-writing campaign asking members to call for PLAs on major projects
OTTAWA ā Canada's Building Trades Unions has launched a national letter-writing...
Labour
Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
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Labour
Survey reveals critical trade careers in fire safety lack visibility
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Members appointed to conduct Manitoba Workers Compensation Act review
WINNIPEG ā The Manitoba government has appointed four people to the Workers Comp...
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Transforming workplaces initiative aims to help youth with disabilities enter the trades
TORONTO ā A new multi-year project is underway to help workplaces in Canadaās co...
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls for ‘meticulous’ temporary worker review
OTTAWA ā The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the entire temporary foreign work...
Labour
Can virtual strategies attract more people to careers in the construction trades?
The Future Skills Centre (FSC) recently reported on a project for developing a t...
Labour
Carpentersā Michigan Council Detroit outreach paying dividends
Detroiter Quentin Murray is a sterling example of graduates from the Michigan Re...
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B.C. government workers step up job action by targeting mining sector
VICTORIA ā British Columbia's public service workers are escalating job action a...
Labour
Four Alberta organizations on receiving end of skills funding
EDMONTON ā Through the Alberta Industry Skills grant, four organizations are bei...
Labour
Federal government invests $28.7M to train clean energy workers and expand AI research
EDMONTON ā Through the Sustainable Jobs Training Fund, the Government of Canada...
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Star apprentice symbolizes Ornamental Ironworkersā new digs
There's more to ironworking than laying girders for skyscrapers ā as respectable...
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°µĶų½ūĒų: Skills training program in GTA celebrates fifth anniversary
°µĶų½ūĒų provides rapid eight-week skills training in the construction trades f...
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Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs a ‘focused approach’
OTTAWA ā Prime Minister Mark Carney said the temporary foreign worker program ne...
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Alberta launches labour market information portal
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Labour
George Brown, OBOA train next gen building officials
As Ontarioās construction sector prepares to kickstart into a hoped-for recovery...
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Canadaās TFW program exploiting the vulnerable: Industry sources
As the federal government reviews its Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, an...
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°µĶų½ūĒųion, other regulators applaud new Ontario labour-mobility rules
Ontario construction stakeholders are praising new labour-mobility regulations a...
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The multiple attractions of a career in modular construction
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