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BuildForce’s Ferreira sees immigration, retirements and shifting activity as prime industry drivers

A labour force expert sees shifting levels of construction activity across provi...

Associations , Labour October 16, 2024

People and flexibility keystones of new work culture: ICBA panel

Vancouver construction leaders assembled at the Independent Contractors and Busi...

Associations , Labour October 15, 2024

International Day of the Girl Child: A Women’s Work flagship training centre looks to the future of the trades

  October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to ce...

Labour October 11, 2024

Women’s History Month celebrates Women at Work

OTTAWA – In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History...

Labour October 7, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 30 to Oct. 4

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is...

Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S October 4, 2024

Alberta’s Industrial Heartland to draw in thousands of construction workers

Thousands of construction workers will be needed in Alberta’s Industrial Heartla...

Labour October 2, 2024

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

PHILADELPHIA - From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U...

Labour , US News October 1, 2024

EllisDon, BCIT collaborate on mass timber microcredential program

EllisDon is collaborating with British Columbia educators to funnel their mass t...

Labour , Technology October 1, 2024

Amplify Indigenous Voices in Architecture focuses on helping post-secondary youth

A new non-profit called Amplify Indigenous Voices in Architecture (AIVIA) is loo...

Labour September 30, 2024

PCA launches new voter awareness campaign ahead of B.C. election

VICTORIA – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has launched...

Government , Labour , Projects September 27, 2024

B.C. NDP announce plan to double apprenticeships for skilled trades

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby announced a plan to double...

Government , Labour September 27, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 23 to 27

Your top JOC headlines this week feature a project profile on upgrades being car...

Government , Labour , Projects September 27, 2024

B.C. Election 2024: Is it time to ‘course correct?’ Labour leaders share differing views

The B.C. election campaign officially began Sept. 21 and construction stakeholde...

Government , Labour September 26, 2024

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Construction and modern slavery in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is resuscitating a 2015 elect...

Labour September 26, 2024

Saskatchewan partners with IBEW for apprenticeship training

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan and the International Brotherhood of Ele...

Labour September 25, 2024

Skills Ontario applauds Team Canada on success at WorldSkills Lyon

LYON, FRANCE — Members of Team Canada demonstrated their strengths in skills in...

Labour September 20, 2024

Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report

OTTAWA - A new report by Desjardins warns Ottawa's efforts to kickstart new hous...

Government , Labour September 12, 2024

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Businesses need to start new schools to develop future employees who are ready to work

Talk to any business leader and you’ll hear it’s a daily problem: an owner or ma...

Government , Labour September 10, 2024

Feds invest in Alberta skilled trades training

EDMONTON – The federal government is investing more than $1.1 million in funding...

Labour September 9, 2024

Alberta invests $1.2 million in labour market research centre

EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is putting more than $1.2 million towards a...

Government , Labour September 6, 2024

Saskatchewan to spend $1.92 million on two skilled trades centres

REGINA, SASK. – The government of Saskatchewan is allocating $1.92 million in fu...

Government , Labour September 2, 2024

Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?

Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...

Labour August 27, 2024

Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal

OTTAWA - The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back t...

Government , Labour August 24, 2024

Avison Young outlines consequences of rail strike

TORONTO - Real estate adviser Avison Young has issued a statement warning about...

Government , Labour August 23, 2024

Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC

OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says it has taken down picket line...

Labour August 23, 2024

‘Impacts cannot be understated’: Ottawa intervenes to get railways moving again

Ottawa ordered up binding arbitration Thursday to get freight trains moving agai...

Government , Labour August 22, 2024

National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways

MONTREAL — In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways ha...

Economic , Labour August 22, 2024

B.C. supply chain association warns members to prepare for rail strike

SURREY, B.C. — The National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders BC (NISCL BC) is w...

Labour August 21, 2024

Railway shutdown would be ‘devastating’ for small businesses: CFIB

MONTREAL — A potential work stoppage at Canada's two major railways this week wo...

Economic , Labour August 21, 2024

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Canada’s ‘can do’ spirit stifled by bad policies

It sounds so simple. Canada’s construction industry could build more for less....

Associations , Government , Labour August 21, 2024

Feds announce next round of UTIP funding

OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will spend $74.6 million on 124...

Government , Labour August 20, 2024

Skilled worker campaigns need to be targeted to fill construction void: ECA

Alberta is Calling, the government multimillion-dollar recruiting program geared...

Associations , Labour August 19, 2024

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