Labour
Progress made on H2H Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project
Progress made on H2H Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project
OTTAWA — The Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project has achieved significant milestones by engaging with over 70 Indigenous organizations nationwide since its inception in June 2023. The initiative is aimed at fostering diversity i...
Labour
H2H and Woodbine Entertainment team up for King’s Plate
OTTAWA — Woodbine Entertainment and Helmets to Hardhats Canada (H2H) have entere...
Labour
How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
More than 50 workers to be laid off from Ontario Science Centre, union says
TORONTO — Layoffs have begun at the Ontario Science Centre. Ontario Public Serv...
Labour
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Progress made on H2H Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project
OTTAWA — The Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project has a...
Labour
H2H and Woodbine Entertainment team up for King’s Plate
OTTAWA — Woodbine Entertainment and Helmets to Hardhats Canada (H2H) have entere...
Labour
How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
More than 50 workers to be laid off from Ontario Science Centre, union says
TORONTO — Layoffs have begun at the Ontario Science Centre. Ontario Public Serv...
Labour
Blue Seal turning journeymen into businessmen
As bankruptcies in the Canadian construction industry climb, Blue Seal certifica...
Labour
Skills training programs for youth: There is a cure for the summertime blues
Girls Exploring Trades and Technology (GETT) is celebrating its 25th anniversary...
Labour
Residential Report: DEI policies and practices the right thing to do and make good business sense
Diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, are more than just fancy buzzwords. Wit...
Labour
Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
More than 200 members of 14 Indigenous communities, including a sizable number o...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: June 17 to 21
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the federal government is investin...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
2024 Building Diversity Awards celebrate trailblazers helping to build a sustainable future
TORONTO — The fourth annual Canadian Building Diversity Awards were recently han...
Associations , Labour
‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
Labour
Kavan Smith wins BCIT teaching excellence award
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) recently announced electrica...
Labour
Two carpentry programs receive $6 million in government funding
VAUGHAN, ONT. — Two projects for the Carpenters’ Regional Council (CRC) and Coll...
Government , Labour
Conestoga masonry programs provide building blocks for future labour force
Judging by the demand Conestoga College receives from employers, the masonry tra...
Labour
Bring trades training directly to First Nations communities: Apprenticeship expert
Trades training is most effective for First Nations communities when the tools c...
Labour
Funding makes it easier for jobseekers in Niagara to get into the skilled trades
NIAGARA, ONT. — Three Niagara Region-based projects will provide free training t...
Labour
Black Ironworkers activist Jack White to be honoured by plaque
TORONTO — Heritage Toronto has announced it will be unveiling a new plaque featu...
Labour
TRCA education program helps immigrants, refugees relaunch careers
An employment bridging program for newcomers with experience in an environmental...
Labour
Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs
OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the job...
Economic , Labour
Team Ontario wins 38 medals at Skills Canada National Competition
ONTARIO — Team Ontario took home 38 medals at the 2024 Skills Canada National Co...
Labour
Students experience everything the trades have to offer at Jill of All Trades
The Jill of All Trades (JOAT) event at the Conestoga Skilled Trades Campus broug...
Labour
Sound advice: PCL shapes training programs based on apprentice feedback
One of Canada’s largest construction employers is turning apprentice input into...
Labour
Chris Campbell named president of Carpenters’ Union Local 27
As the new president of the Carpenters’ Union Local 27, Chris Campbell wants to...
Labour
Siamak Hariri to receive honorary doctorate from OCAD University
TORONTO — In recognition of his outstanding achievements and leadership in advan...
Labour
EllisDon committee pioneers new LGBT+ benefits policies
The tiny but determined LGBT+ community within Canada’s construction sector has...
Labour
Celebrating National Indigenous History Month: Making an impact in construction
OTTAWA — Every June in Canada is National Indigenous History Month, a time to le...
Economic , Labour , Projects , Resource
Feds announce funding for Quebec apprentices
QUEBEC CITY — The federal government has announced funding of $42 million to sup...
Government , Labour
Mike Yorke reflects on career building the Carpenters’ community and city he loves
Mike Yorke’s career as a union leader has been as much about building relationsh...
Labour
First Carpenters’ Regional Council residential competition ignites talent
First-year residential apprentices from across Ontario recently showcased their...
Labour
CanLift Equipment Ltd. marks 15th anniversary
BURLINGTON, ONT.—CanLift Equipment Ltd., a provider of aerial lift, material han...
Labour
CRCA partners with Talent Beyond Boundaries to find roofing jobs for skilled refugees
VICTORIA – The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) has announced a p...
Government , Labour
Co-chairs of prostate cancer awareness walk aim to get more unions to step-up
Organizers of a fundraising walk in support of prostate cancer awareness are enc...
Labour , OH&S
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Bird selected to complete five projects valued at $625M across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been selected for five projects i...
Economic , Projects
Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
Government , Resource
Net-zero grid could spark flurry of deal-making in renewables sector: report
OTTTAWA — Decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid could lead to a significant up...
Economic , Resource
Province closes Ontario Science Centre immediately citing structural issues
The Ontario Science Centre will be closing its doors to the public following a r...
Government , Infrastructure
Investing in underground municipal infrastructure shouldn’t be an afterthought
Have you ever heard of the saying, out of sight, out of mind? That shouldn’t be...
Infrastructure
Gordie Howe bridge marks milestone as official crossing, work to continue into 2025
WINDSOR, ONT. — The second bridge that will connect Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, M...
Infrastructure
Demolition, reconstruction progressing on Gardiner Expressway
TORONTO — The City of Toronto continues to make progress in the rehabilitation o...
Infrastructure
Detroit municipal airport growing as small aircraft hub
Once the busiest airport in the world, Detroit’s municipal airport, named after...