Labour Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:31:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Labour Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Province funds nearly $27M to train over 2,600 carpenters /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/province-funds-nearly-27m-to-train-over-2600-carpenters /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/province-funds-nearly-27m-to-train-over-2600-carpenters#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:31:53 +0000 /?p=428037 CONCORD, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is investing nearly $27 million through two funding streams to help train more skilled carpentry workers.  The funding is slated to go towards expanding training programs and supporting the construction of a new carpenter training facility in Sudbury.  Four existing facilities in London, Windsor, Cambridge and Ottawa […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/province-funds-nearly-27m-to-train-over-2600-carpenters/feed 0 Ontario reaches tentative deal with government engineers following labour dispute /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-government-engineers-following-labour-dispute /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-government-engineers-following-labour-dispute#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:20:44 +0000 /?p=427724 TORONTO — Ontario has reached a tentative deal with more than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who have been withdrawing their services from key infrastructure projects as part of a labour dispute. The Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) bargaining association had said members’ earnings have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-government-engineers-following-labour-dispute/feed 0 New REDI pilot program aims to attract highly-skilled immigration for rural areas /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/new-redi-pilot-program-aims-to-attract-highly-skilled-immigration-for-rural-areas /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/new-redi-pilot-program-aims-to-attract-highly-skilled-immigration-for-rural-areas#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:15:24 +0000 /?p=427450 TORONTO — The Ontario government has launched the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot program, which is meant to target highly-skilled immigration for four rural and northern regions with a high demand for skilled labour: Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Sarnia-Lambton and Thunder Bay. The program enables local employers to attract up to 800 additional workers […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/new-redi-pilot-program-aims-to-attract-highly-skilled-immigration-for-rural-areas/feed 0 Alberta celebrates WorldSkills competitors /joc/news/labour/2025/01/alberta-celebrates-worldskills-competitors /joc/news/labour/2025/01/alberta-celebrates-worldskills-competitors#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:10:33 +0000 /?p=427126 EDMONTON — Six competitors from Alberta who represented Canada at the 47th WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France in September were honoured and celebrated by the province recently. Every two years, teams from all over the world compete in a variety of skilled trade and technology-based challenges at the WorldSkills competition. With events in both secondary […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/01/alberta-celebrates-worldskills-competitors/feed 0 Francophone women gain employment in the skilled trades in Sudbury /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/francophone-women-gain-employment-in-the-skilled-trades-in-sudbury /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/francophone-women-gain-employment-in-the-skilled-trades-in-sudbury#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00:04 +0000 /?p=427073 SUDBURY, ONT. – The Province of Ontario is investing up to $750,000 over three years through the Women’s Economic Security Program to provide skilled trades training for low-income, Francophone women in Sudbury. In particular the money will go towards the Heavy Equipment Technician pre-apprenticeship training program at Collège Boréal. The Women’s Economic Security Program offers […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/francophone-women-gain-employment-in-the-skilled-trades-in-sudbury/feed 0 Saskatchewan high school students now have more oil and gas industry opportunities /joc/news/labour/2025/01/saskatchewan-high-school-students-now-have-more-oil-and-gas-industry-opportunities /joc/news/labour/2025/01/saskatchewan-high-school-students-now-have-more-oil-and-gas-industry-opportunities#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:12:21 +0000 /?p=427016 REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is reporting three additional energy companies have partnered with the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) and Teine Energy to support the creation of new online oil and gas high school courses with work placements.  Cenovus Energy, Vermilion Energy and Whitecap Resources have joined Teine Energy’s commitment to provide industry […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/01/saskatchewan-high-school-students-now-have-more-oil-and-gas-industry-opportunities/feed 0 Industry, labour groups form council to tackle impending tariffs /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/industry-labour-groups-form-council-to-tackle-impending-tariffs /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/industry-labour-groups-form-council-to-tackle-impending-tariffs#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:03:36 +0000 /?p=425120 OTTAWA — Although Canadian politicians are in the thick of coming up with plans to deal with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats, industry and labour have also come together to find solutions. A voluntary initiative was launched on Jan. 10  to form the Canada US Trade Council (CUSTC), which includes participants from a variety […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/industry-labour-groups-form-council-to-tackle-impending-tariffs/feed 0 Working for Workers Six boosts supports for women in trades /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/working-for-workers-six-boosts-supports-for-women-in-trades /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/working-for-workers-six-boosts-supports-for-women-in-trades#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:24 +0000 /?p=422423 Advocates for women in the trades say the Ontario government’s recently enacted Working for Workers Six legislation represents continued progress on the policy side in boosting inclusivity in the construction sector but argue troubling gaps remain. Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) David Piccini highlighted several measures intended to support women […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/working-for-workers-six-boosts-supports-for-women-in-trades/feed 0 Why not give skilled trades a try? Ontario attempts to tackle the labour shortage /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/why-not-give-skilled-trades-a-try-ontario-attempts-to-tackle-the-labour-shortage /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/why-not-give-skilled-trades-a-try-ontario-attempts-to-tackle-the-labour-shortage#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:00:39 +0000 /?p=421482 While 2024 has come to a close, a number of different organizations remain focused on delivering programs designed to attract young people into construction and related fields as part of an overall goal to address the skilled trades shortage. The shortage is particularly acute in the electrical sector where market research shows approximately 28,000 new […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/why-not-give-skilled-trades-a-try-ontario-attempts-to-tackle-the-labour-shortage/feed 0 ‘Stay with B.C.’: New campaign flips script on ‘Alberta is Calling’ /joc/news/labour/2024/12/stay-with-b-c-new-campaign-flips-script-on-alberta-is-calling /joc/news/labour/2024/12/stay-with-b-c-new-campaign-flips-script-on-alberta-is-calling#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:00:25 +0000 /?p=419772 VANCOUVER – The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) is delivering its largest-ever advertising campaign entitled “Stay with B.C.,” which is meant to directly flip the script on the “Alberta is Calling” campaign.  In essence the campaign is designed to spark a conversation about the “critical role a strong economy plays in addressing affordability challenges […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2024/12/stay-with-b-c-new-campaign-flips-script-on-alberta-is-calling/feed 0 Skills Ontario’s pre-budget submission reiterates urgent need to tackle trades shortage /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/skills-ontarios-pre-budget-submission-reiterates-urgent-need-to-tackle-trades-shortage /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/skills-ontarios-pre-budget-submission-reiterates-urgent-need-to-tackle-trades-shortage#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:15:54 +0000 /?p=418092 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Skills Ontario recently presented its recommendations to the minister of finance during the province’s pre-budget consultations held in Mississauga. The organization emphasized the urgent need to address Ontario’s skilled trades shortage, which is projected to reach over 550,000 unfilled positions by 2030. More specifically, the organization’s key recommendations include: Multi-year funding commitments: […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/skills-ontarios-pre-budget-submission-reiterates-urgent-need-to-tackle-trades-shortage/feed 0 CECCO’s Peterson urges co-operation as ICI contract season inches closer /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/ceccos-peterson-urges-co-operation-as-ici-contract-season-inches-closer /dcn/news/labour/2024/12/ceccos-peterson-urges-co-operation-as-ici-contract-season-inches-closer#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:05:34 +0000 /?p=417530 The Construction Employers Council of Ontario (CECCO) has assured the Ontario Building Trades it is committed to being a better partner at a critical time for both councils, with negotiators representing the province’s unionized ICI sector preparing to hammer out a new set of three-year contracts for 25 trades. ICI contracts expire April 30, 2025 […]

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