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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.
52nd Constitutional Convention of the BC Building Trades
Stronger Together
Victoria, March 9-12, 2025
Latest News
THE RETURN OF COMPULSORY TRADES
January 6, 2025 WHEN A CRANE WAS DANGEROUSLY showing signs of instability at a Vancouver worksite in October, Sydney Stratton said it was the ironworkers and operating engineers on site who took decisive action to contain the situation. It was the second crane...
BC Building Trades honours memory of Premier John Horgan with $45,000 donation to BC Cancer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BC Building Trades honours memory of Premier John Horgan with $45,000 donation to BC Cancer B.C. construction unions donating $1 for every member John Horgan is being remembered fondly today by BC Building Trades unions and their members....
Op-Ed
Guiding Kids Toward Trades – President’s message
November 22, 2024 SOCIETY TENDS TO STEER children toward university, emphasizing careers in fields like business, technology or healthcare. But why is there so little encouragement for careers in the trades? Is it because trades are seen as “lesser” or incapable of...
President’s Message – A return to energy balance in Vancouver
October 18, 2024 VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL recently approved a directive to reinstate natural gas as an option for heating and hot water in new home construction. This reverses its January 2022 policy that mandated only low-emission electric units for space and hot water...
College of the BCBT Apprenticeship Guide
College of the BC Building Trades Apprenticeship Guide
Use this guide to:
- Explore our programs
- Explore our training schools
- Learn about the College of the BC Building Trades advantage
Tradetalk
Read the Latest Edition of TradeTalk
Spring 2025 Vol. 28 No. 1
In this issue
- Flush toilets arriving on large sites.
- Powering up Site C
- Facing Trump’s tariffs: Solidarity required
WE ARE INVOLVED WITH WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE ALL OUR MEMBERS ARE PRIMED FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEARS
MEMBER RESOURCES
The BC Building Trades represents 45,000 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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ABOUT US
We represent 45,000 highly skilled construction workers in B.C., and we are part of a network of 500,000 unionized construction workers across Canada.
MEMBER RESOURCES
Members of a BC Building Trades union have access to health and welfare plans, pension plans, and mental health & addiction services.
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The Labour Mobility Deduction (LMD) allows eligible tradespeople, including apprentices and journeyworkers, to claim a deduction for specific expenses.
Learn more: https://www.buildingtrades.ca/en/labour-mobility-tax-deduction/
There were 1,866 workers on the Site C project in December, nearly 80% of whom are from B.C.
Learn more in our latest employment report: https://ow.ly/myUo50UTArp