CANADA’S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT TO DO WHATEVER NECESSARY TO SAVE LINE 5
March 18, 2021 – Today, Canada’s Building Trades Unions Executive Director, Sean Strickland, addressed the House of Commons Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States to discuss the potential cancellation of the easement on Enbridge’s Line 5. “Line 5 needs to continue running, uninterrupted, until the Great Lakes Tunnel project
CANADA’S BUILDING TRADES UNION SUPPORT NDP PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL TO IMPLEMENT A SKILLED TRADES WORKFORCE MOBILITY PROGRAM
— Private Member’s Bill provides tax fairness for Skilled Trades Workers -- March 12, 2020 – Today, Canada’s Building Trades Unions joined Member of Parliament Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) and Member of Parliament Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), as they announced the tabling of Private Member’s’ Bill C-275 An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
IUOE CONGRATULATES LORNA HARNUM ON APPOINTMENT TO FEDERAL TASK FORCE
OTTAWA (March 8, 2021) – The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) expresses its congratulations to the appointment of IUOE International Representative Lorna Harnum to the Government of Canada’s Women in the Economy task force. The Women in the Economy task force will work in close collaboration with government officials to provide advice and to
CBTU HOSTS VIRTUAL INDIGENOUS TRAINING FOR CANADIAN APPRENTICESHIP FORUM
This week, Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) delivered Virtual Indigenous Training to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. Developed under the workforce development program, Build Together, this training is part of our ongoing efforts to address hidden and systemic barriers to underrepresented groups within the construction industry. “Canada’s Building Trades Unions are
