{"id":41,"date":"2024-07-22T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-07-11T22:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T22:31:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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about cbtu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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WHO WE ARE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tWE ARE THE <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNATIONAL VOICE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tFOR SKILLED TRADES WORKERS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) is the national voice of over 600,000 Canadian construction workers \u2014 members of 14 international unions who work in more than 60 different trades and occupations, and generate six percent of this country\u2019s GDP.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

Officially CBTU is the<\/span> Canadian Office of North America\u2019s Building Trades Unions<\/a> (NABTU). We work closely with our American counterparts to coordinate and support the work of our affiliates.\u00a0<\/span>We are also active in the <\/span>American Federation of Labor \u2013 Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)<\/a> which works to ensure decent pay and benefits, safe jobs, respect and fair treatment for more than 12 million members of 56 unions throughout North America.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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OUR MISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our mission is to represent all workers in the building, construction, fabrication and maintenance industry and support their efforts to improve their working conditions and quality of life. In pursuit of our goals we continuously seek to build our workforce and strengthen our industry.\u00a0<\/p>

We build our workforce by fostering pride, performance, and professionalism in the trades, and by supporting training that prepares our members for life-long career opportunities. We also strive to ensure that the construction industry offers the most financially satisfying and personally rewarding career path open to young Canadians.\u00a0<\/p>

We strengthen our industry by providing solutions that meet the challenges of our changing, energy-conscious world, and by delivering unmatched value for contractors and owners\u2014proving that developing a partnership with Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions is the best investment they will ever make.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) represents 14 affiliate international unions who make up our membership. Our affiliates represent and advocate for the interests of their specific trades and occupations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CBTU\u2019s provincial councils represent members\u2019 interests in every jurisdiction across the country. These councils strive to improve provincial labour laws and educational standards and help to coordinate the activities of local offices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Canadian Executive Board directs the activities of Canada’s Building Trades Unions and provides governance and oversight on behalf of the affiliate internationals that CBTU represents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU)’s dedicated staff lead advocacy, workforce development, engagement, and communications activities from our national offices in Ottawa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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