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BCBT takes issue with report on substance use in the construction industry
March 13, 2023 Response to Blueprint for Action in BC Report The ‘Construction Safety and Substance Use: Blueprint for Action in BC’ report was recently released. It was sponsored by the employer association BC Construction Safety Alliance. An initial review of the...
Labour availability, support for transitioning workers remain key priorities for budget 2023
February 15, 2023 TO ENSURE WORKERS’ voices are heard, Canada’s Building Trades Unions has made pre-budget submissions to the federal government, outlining the priorities of the building trades for the year ahead. “It was through early and consistent advocacy that the...
Op-Ed
Time to put the brakes on uncertified tradespeople
June 11, 2021 By Brynn Bourke & Melissa Chirino DO YOU WANT someone without training to work on the electrical wiring of your home, your child’s school, or the hospital in your community? Or how about the brakes on your car, or on the 18-wheeler behind you as you...
Executive Director’s Message – The big impact of all the little things that make our communities better
April 9, 2021 AFTER BEING WITH THE BUILDING TRADES for most of a decade, I’ve had the unique privilege of seeing what we can accomplish when we work together. There are many big things we do that make their way into the public; like the big infrastructure projects we...
College of the BCBT Apprenticeship Guide
College of the BC Building Trades Apprenticeship Guide
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Fall 2025 Vol. 28 No. 3
In this issue
- Trades training facility launch in Chiliwack
- APPRENTICESHIP SECTION
- CMAW joins BCBT
- New tower crane apprenticeship program in B.C.
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“We can’t compete with wages that are seven times less than us,” - @Seaspan CEO on how it couldn’t bid on @BCFerries ships as part of a process tilted towards the Chinese government.
Echos Davie Shipyards. On East Coast.
@WeBuildBC First Seaspan, now Davie. Two of Canada’s biggest shipyards say BC Ferries never gave them a fair shot. Tell your MLA and MP we want our ferries built at home: 👉 #bcpoli #bclab