Labour
Driving home a message: Women concrete truck drivers on the rise across Ontario
Driving home a message: Women concrete truck drivers on the rise across Ontario
According to polling conducted by Concrete Ontario of its members, there are now between 60 to 70 women ready-mix concrete drivers in the province. The association represents about 96 per cent of all ready-mix concrete production and is comprised of more...
Labour
CCA announces launch of ‘Honour the Work’ for students
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) has officially launc...
Associations , Labour
UBC on receiving end of $9M to help 1,500 construction workers with certification
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada has announced it is investing in 1,500 interna...
Government , Labour
Union says it will challenge Ottawa’s intervention in B.C. port work stoppages
OTTAWA — The union representing locked-out port workers in British Columbia is p...
Government , Labour
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Driving home a message: Women concrete truck drivers on the rise across Ontario
According to polling conducted by Concrete Ontario of its members, there are now...
Labour
CCA announces launch of ‘Honour the Work’ for students
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) has officially launc...
Associations , Labour
UBC on receiving end of $9M to help 1,500 construction workers with certification
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada has announced it is investing in 1,500 interna...
Government , Labour
Union says it will challenge Ottawa’s intervention in B.C. port work stoppages
OTTAWA — The union representing locked-out port workers in British Columbia is p...
Government , Labour
‘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
Port employers ‘refusing to bargain,’ cut off talks in less than an hour: Union
VANCOUVER — The union for locked-out port workers in British Columbia says the B...
Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Sowing the seeds of Alberta’s skilled trades future
Alberta is the fastest-growing province in Canada and its construction worksites...
Labour
H2H honours veterans, highlights resources for second career
OTTAWA — In recognition of Remembrance Day, Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) is honouri...
Labour
Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister
VANCOUVER — Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labo...
Labour
Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news construction is slated to start on...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
No talks scheduled in standoff between employers, union in B.C. port lockout
VANCOUVER — British Columbia port employers say they may be "required to reasses...
Labour
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
Business groups say B.C. port stoppage will hurt companies, Canadian economy
VANCOUVER — Business groups say the work stoppage at B.C. ports is the latest in...
Economic , Labour
B.C. port lockout to begin as no deal reached in labour dispute with foremen union
VANCOUVER — The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at...
Labour
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
Manitoba restores 1:1 apprenticeship ratio
WINNIPEG – Regulatory changes that restore the 1:1 apprentice-to-journeyperson r...
Labour
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
People and flexibility keystones of new work culture: ICBA panel
Vancouver construction leaders assembled at the Independent Contractors and Busi...
Associations , 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
Women’s History Month celebrates Women at Work
OTTAWA – In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History...
Labour
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
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland to draw in thousands of construction workers
Thousands of construction workers will be needed in Alberta’s Industrial Heartla...
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
EllisDon, BCIT collaborate on mass timber microcredential program
EllisDon is collaborating with British Columbia educators to funnel their mass t...
Labour , Technology
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
PCA launches new voter awareness campaign ahead of B.C. election
VICTORIA – The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) has launched...
Government , Labour , Projects
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
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
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
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Construction and modern slavery in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is resuscitating a 2015 elect...
Labour
Saskatchewan partners with IBEW for apprenticeship training
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan and the International Brotherhood of Ele...
Labour
Skills Ontario applauds Team Canada on success at WorldSkills Lyon
LYON, FRANCE — Members of Team Canada demonstrated their strengths in skills in...
Labour
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Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
Canada’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is schedule...
Projects
Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, B.C., gets approval, but a First Nation is opposed
VICTORIA — An operating permit has been granted for the Cariboo Gold Mine in cen...
Resource
Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month h...
Infrastructure
Habitat for Humanity housing survey highlights Canada’s deepening housing crisis
TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity Canada’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey r...
Economic
Mayor’s Urban Design Awards event celebrates industry’s finest
CALGARY, ALTA. — Winners of 10th edition of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUD...
Projects
Calgarians to hear feeder main investigation findings Nov. 26
CALGARY, ALTA. — A public meeting on the preliminary findings of an investigatio...
Government , Infrastructure
City of Vancouver looks for feedback on 17 ‘Future Villages’
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver is inviting the public to share their thoughts...
Government
Les Stechesen wins first Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Legacy Award
Les Stechesen, a well-known and widely admired Winnipeg architect, was recently...