Labour
‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
VANCOUVER — The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after Saturday's collapse of mediated talks to end the lockout at container terminals that has entered its second week. A statement issued...
Government , Labour
Open call for candidates for PEO’s 2025 council elections
TORONTO — Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the province’s engineering regul...
Labour
New TVOKids series shines spotlight on construction craft workers
The new TVOKids original series Trading Skills launched recently and one of the...
Labour
Employers lock out longshore workers in Montreal after contract offer rejected
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1...
Labour
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‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
VANCOUVER — The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia...
Government , Labour
Open call for candidates for PEO’s 2025 council elections
TORONTO — Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the province’s engineering regul...
Labour
New TVOKids series shines spotlight on construction craft workers
The new TVOKids original series Trading Skills launched recently and one of the...
Labour
Employers lock out longshore workers in Montreal after contract offer rejected
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1...
Labour
Ontario provides H2H with funding for veterans
TORONTO — Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) Canada is on the receiving end of $3 million...
Labour
H2H honours veterans, highlights resources for second career
OTTAWA — In recognition of Remembrance Day, Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) is honouri...
Labour
Lesurf intends to make it a ‘MOvember’ for the books
TORONTO — Gillam Group’s Craig Lesurf is once again taking on MOvember and has s...
Labour
Port of Montreal employer submits ‘final’ offer to dockworkers, threatens lockout
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dock...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news one worker was killed and two othe...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Trucking, construction expect ‘labour crisis’ with new temporary worker rules
OTTAWA — Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in troub...
Government , Labour
Provincial engineers allege Ontario government is unlawfully locking them out
TORONTO - Ontario government engineers participating in rotating strikes that in...
Government , Labour
White to succeed Young as STO CEO
TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is appointing Candice White as...
Government , Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 28 to Nov. 1
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a story from the recent Ontario Buildin...
Government , Labour , Projects
Strickland outlines ‘game-changing’ wage requirements in new tax credits regime
A proposed new wave of green technology projects that could soon be launched acr...
Government , Labour
Building Trades prep for looming ICI bargaining season
The unionized construction movement in Ontario is entering a critical period, de...
Labour
RESCON women’s panel encourages planting the seed early to help grow future tradespeople
Angela Coldwell has made it her mission to raise awareness about careers in cons...
Associations , Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 21 to 25
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Ontario government engineers are t...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
City BuildHERS forging bonds across the building world in a variety of sectors
An Ottawa-based group that offers professional women in the building world oppor...
Labour
‘Logjam’: Labour minister tries to reset faltering talks at Port of Montreal
MONTREAL - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says contract talks at the P...
Government , Labour
Ontario supports trades training in Leeds-Grenville
BROCKVILLE, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is spending $2.1 mill...
Government , Labour
Humber Polytechnic completes expansion of Centre for Skilled Trades
TORONTO — Humber Polytechnic has announced the completion of a $9.5-million expa...
Labour , Projects
Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to ‘renovate their basement’
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid stu...
Government , Labour
Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian linemen helping with U.S. hurricane outages
TORONTO — Quebecer Stéphan Perreault and his team of linemen have been helping r...
Labour
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
Metrolinx marks 10th anniversary of community benefits program
Metrolinx is marking the 10th anniversary of the launch of its community benefit...
Labour
Women’s History Month celebrates Women at Work
OTTAWA – In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History...
Labour
Shipments to resume as Montreal dockworkers strike wraps up as scheduled
MONTREAL — The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day str...
Labour
Avison Young warns of Montreal port strike impacts
MONTREAL — With dockworkers at the Port of Montreal in the third day of a propos...
Economic , Labour
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
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
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Construction and modern slavery in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is resuscitating a 2015 elect...
Labour
IUPAT offering free prostate cancer screening for awareness month
TORONTO — September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the International Uni...
Labour
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Hamilton buildings collapse, city calls for emergency demo
HAMILTON, ONT. — Hamilton police and fire were called to the area of 28 King St....
OH&S
Northern Tornadoes Project confirms tornado touched down in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday
FERGUS, ONT. — Severe weather researchers say a tornado carved out a "long, narr...
Resource
Open call for candidates for PEO’s 2025 council elections
TORONTO — Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the province’s engineering regul...
Labour
Greater Toronto home sales jump in October after Bank of Canada rate cuts: board
TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in October surg...
Economic
Leadership in procurement creates bottom line profits
One responsibility of a procurement leader is to improve the organization that h...
Government
Where are the U.S. construction spending dollars coming from?
Construction industry analysts are often asked about the breakdown of constructi...
Economic
New TVOKids series shines spotlight on construction craft workers
The new TVOKids original series Trading Skills launched recently and one of the...
Labour
Employers lock out longshore workers in Montreal after contract offer rejected
MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1...