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We build:
- Residential and high-rise buildings
- Major institutional and industrial projects
- Roads
- Hydro electric construction
- And more
Learn how the BC Building Trades can help you bring your construction projects to the next level.
Latest News
TEAMSTERS AND LIUNA COLLABORATE TO LAUNCH TRADES TRAINING FACILITY IN CHILLIWACK
September 15, 2025 THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHILLIWACK had no rules in their book for how to zone a trades training facility, but that didn’t stop the leaders of Teamsters Local 213 and LiUNA Local 1611 from forging a path forward. The two unions, representing a combined...
Harnessing Canada’s Natural Resources
August 26, 2025 VIRGINIA DAVIDSON HAD SPENT five years working across the country, away from her home when the pandemic hit. She was working in Ontario as a welder, but ultimately moved to pipefitting, figuring the welding was good practice for getting into her new...
Op-Ed
Executive Director’s Message – BC Building Trades Unions Win Historic Commitment for Flush Toilets in Construction
January 23, 2024 TRADETALK READERS are very familiar with porta-potties. They’re rarely cleaned and often filthy. They’re dark and they’re wet. They are too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Most of all, they are unsanitary and unhygienic. For many years,...
President’s Message – Apprenticeship shapes our industry
January 16, 2024 FALL IS TRADITIONALLY when we recognize our apprentices and their importance to our industry. It is our apprentices who will play a crucial role in shaping our province and the future of our trades. As the former executive director of the UA Piping...
College of the BCBT Apprenticeship Guide
College of the BC Building Trades Apprenticeship Guide
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- Explore our programs
- Explore our training schools
- Learn about the College of the BC Building Trades advantage
Tradetalk
Read the Latest Edition of TradeTalk
Fall 2026 Vol. 29 No. 3
In this issue
- UA 170’s new Kelowna school
- Delivering healthcare infastructure
- APPRENTICESHIP SECTION
- Ironworkers and the PNE Freedom Arch
WE ARE INVOLVED WITH WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE ALL OUR MEMBERS ARE PRIMED FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEARS
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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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