Labour Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:23:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Labour Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Letter to the Editor: The Carney government delivers on apprenticeship supports /joc/news/labour/2026/05/letter-to-the-editor-the-carney-government-delivers-on-apprenticeship-supports Fri, 01 May 2026 11:20:14 +0000 /?p=533916   To the Editor,   Canadian skilled trades apprentices were at the forefront of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda on April 28, 2026, when he delivered the Liberal government’s Spring Economic Update, fittingly, in a room full of trades workers in Ottawa. For years, the number one reason apprentices have been unable to attend trades […]

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]]> Alberta announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms, including tradespeople /joc/news/labour/2026/05/alberta-announces-changes-to-get-more-instructors-into-classrooms-including-tradespeople Fri, 01 May 2026 11:05:43 +0000 /?p=533795 CALGARY, ALTA. — Alberta’s government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms by allowing more people to qualify as teachers. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified people enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year of study […]

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]]> Upskilling training programs to address labour shortfalls in Western Canada /joc/news/labour/2026/04/upskilling-training-programs-to-address-labour-shortfalls-in-western-canada Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:55:43 +0000 /?p=533446 Western Canadian construction has some labour mobility challenges. A recent report by the Canada West Foundation (CWF) says construction workers need training in specialized (often technical) competencies, to enable them to move between sectors of the industry. According to the CWF report, residential and ICI projects have different labour requirements. Most ICI projects are more […]

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]]> First-of-its-kind Calgary trades centre aims to steer students into construction careers /joc/news/labour/2026/04/first-of-its-kind-calgary-trades-centre-aims-to-steer-students-into-construction-careers Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:03:55 +0000 /?p=533119 A new, first-of-its-kind skills centre is set to open in Calgary, Alta. later this year, offering students a rare chance to step into the world of the construction trades before they graduate high school. The Alberta Trades Discovery Centre, funded with $6 million in provincial funding over three years, will be a dedicated professional space […]

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]]> Showcasing the next generation: 2026 Skills Ontario Competition just around the corner /dcn/news/labour/2026/04/showcasing-the-next-generation-2026-skills-ontario-competition-just-around-the-corner Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:25:21 +0000 /?p=532575 TORONTO – The Skills Ontario Competition, the largest skilled trades and technology contest in Canada, returns to the Toronto Congress Centre May 4 and 5. More than 2,000 competitors will take part in over 75 different skilled trade and technology contests that week, along with 900-plus volunteers and over 40,000 spectators who are there to […]

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]]> Jobs minister urges youth to pursue skilled trades despite generational stigma /dcn/news/labour/2026/04/jobs-minister-urges-youth-to-pursue-skilled-trades-despite-generational-stigma Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:15:54 +0000 /?p=532574 OTTAWA — Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said recently. Hajdu said when she was growing up in Thunder Bay, Ont., students who attended a skilled trades high school in the city were “deeply […]

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]]> Ontario proposes first WSIB income replacement benefit increase in nearly 30 years /dcn/news/labour/2026/04/ontario-proposes-first-wsib-income-replacement-benefit-increase-in-nearly-30-years Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:54:31 +0000 /?p=532542 SCARBOROUGH, ONT. — The Ontario government is proposing the first increase in nearly 30 years to income replacement benefits workers receive through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) if they are injured on the job. If passed, the changes would increase WSIB Loss-of-Earnings (LOE) benefits to 90 per cent of a worker’s take-home pay, […]

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]]> LIUNA Local 837 celebrates completion of training centre expansion /dcn/news/labour/2026/04/liuna-local-837-celebrates-completion-of-training-centre-expansion Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:05:45 +0000 /?p=532289 CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — LIUNA Local 837 recently celebrated, along with the provincial government, the completion of its training centre expansion in Cambridge. Supported by an investment of more than $8.8 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream, the centre will help train up to 5,000 additional apprentices and construction workers over the next […]

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]]> Letter to the Editor: BCBT CBA campaign repeats the same misleading script /joc/news/labour/2026/04/letter-to-the-editor-bcbt-cba-campaign-repeats-the-same-misleading-script Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:10:46 +0000 /?p=532084   To the Editor,   The recent °µÍø½ûÇøConnect article on the BC Building Trades’ campaign defending Community Benefit Agreements repeats a familiar and misleading script, that CBAs and PLAs ensure B.C. workers build B.C. infrastructure, train the next generation and help address labour shortages. That framing may be politically useful, but it leaves out key facts. […]

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]]> Canada’s labour market is ‘static’ after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift /dcn/news/labour/2026/04/canadas-labour-market-is-static-after-a-year-of-u-s-tariffs-population-shift Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:10:47 +0000 /?p=531928 OTTAWA – April 2 marked one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his “Liberation Day” duties — a major step in his wider tariff campaign that’s hammered critical sectors of Canada’s labour market. With roughly a year of employment data now in hand showing the impact of Trump’s tariffs […]

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]]> Wolseley launches Atlantic Canada student bursaries /dcn/news/labour/2026/04/wolseley-launches-atlantic-canada-student-bursaries Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:42:31 +0000 /?p=531826 HALIFAX – Post-secondary school students in Atlantic Canada are getting a boost from Wolseley Canada to the tune of $15,000 worth of bursaries as a way to help offset the financial cost associated with obtaining a skilled trades education.  Fourteen financial need-based bursaries will be available in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. […]

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]]> Second-career switch: How women are finding opportunity in Ontario construction /dcn/news/labour/2026/03/second-career-switch-how-women-are-finding-opportunity-in-ontario-construction Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:20:43 +0000 /?p=526901 Stephanie Rutherford used to work in the recreation, agricultural and equine sectors. Nancy Skyba-Bruneau took over her family’s bathtub reglazing business after graduating from university. Samantha McFadyen operated a home day care in northern Ontario. Now they all work in the construction field, representing a cohort identified in the Ontario Building and °µÍø½ûÇøion Tradeswomen (OBCT) […]

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