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- And more
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Latest News
“Protect BC Jobs”: Construction Workers Deliver Petition Urging Conservatives to Scrap Anti-CBA/PLA Legislation
Workers across BC are speaking out, sharing personal stories from projects that have shaped their livelihoods For immediate release April 13, 2026 VICTORIA – The BC Building Trades are escalating pressure ahead of today’s debate, delivering a 2,600+ signature petition...
BC Government unveils historic $241 million investment to transform trades training
March 28, 2026 MARKING THE FIRST INVESTMENT of its kind in over twenty years, the B.C. government has announced a historic $241 million commitment to the trades training system. “That funding is really going to be transformational to the system and allow us to move...
Op-Ed
Executive Director’s Message – BC Building Trades Unions secure two major victories
April 13, 2026 THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EDITION of TradeTalk Magazine because we have not one major victory to share with you, but two. In this issue, we celebrate the long-awaited news that funding for trades training will be increased. The BC NDP government has...
President’s Message – Building Canada’s strength through change and by securing our sovereignty
March 17, 2026 “LET ME BE DIRECT: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition… Canadians know that our old, comfortable assumptions — that our geography and alliance memberships automatically conferred prosperity and security — that assumption is no longer...
College of the BCBT Apprenticeship Guide
College of the BC Building Trades Apprenticeship Guide
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Tradetalk
Read the Latest Edition of TradeTalk
Spring 2026 Vol. 29 No. 1
In this issue
- Crane operation to become certified
- Historic investment in training
- A tale of two bridge
- Momentum grows for shipbuilding
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The BC Building Trades represents 50,000 highly skilled construction workers in British Columbia. Our members work in the industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sectors building our communities.
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