On April 13, 2022, CBTU Executive Director Sean Strickland appeared on the CBC Radio Ottawa Morning show to discuss the challenge in meeting the demand for skilled trades workers over the next 5-10 years as the housing industry sets targets for hundreds of thousands of new builds. Strickland spoke about incentives and supports to bring more people into the skilled trades, including the provision in the 2022 Federal Budget to double the Union and Innovation Training Program. Funding provided through this program supports apprentices as they complete their apprenticeship. Strickland also spoke about the importance of attracting and retaining more women and BIPOC individuals in the skilled trades, and explained some of the programs CBTU are working with to do that. Listen to the full interview below.
Related posts
CBTU Sees Value in Fall Economic Statement to Support Economy and Workers
3 Nov 2022
Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, released the 2022 Fall Economic Statement,
Statement on Canada Day
30 Jun 2022
This Friday marks Canada Day – a day that looks different now than it used to. While
Apprenticeship Services Project
27 Jun 2022
Canada’s Building Trades Unions have been selected as an intermediary for the Apprenticeship Services Project – a
CBTU 2022 Conference Honours Industry Leaders at Annual Distinction Awards
25 Apr 2022
Ottawa, ON – Canada’s Building Trades Unions’ opened their 2022 conference 2022, Stronger Now, with a celebration