Labour
Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister
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 labour dispute that triggered a lockout at British Columbia's ports will attempt to reach a deal when talks restart this weekend. A spokesman from the office of federal Labour Mi...
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
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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
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
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
Feds invest in Alberta skilled trades training
EDMONTON – The federal government is investing more than $1.1 million in funding...
Labour
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
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
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...
Labour
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
Avison Young outlines consequences of rail strike
TORONTO - Real estate adviser Avison Young has issued a statement warning about...
Government , Labour
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HAVAN kicks off 30th annual Coats for Kids Drive
VANCOUVER — HAVAN’s 30th annual Coats for Kids campaign is officially underway....
Associations
Pembina Pipeline seeing increased interest from potential Cedar LNG suppliers: CEO
CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has seen an uptick in interest from pot...
Economic , Resource
Design approved for False Creek’s East Park
VANCOUVER — Designs have been approved for the first phase of East Park, a new w...
Infrastructure
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
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
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
B.C.’s new cabinet will be sworn in Nov. 18
VICTORIA – Preparations are underway for a new B.C. cabinet, re-elected Premier...
Government
Fraser Valley home sales increase for first time in five months
SURREY, B.C. — The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is reporting 1,330 sales in O...