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- 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
BC Building Trades statement on the passing of John Horgan
November 12, 2024 "The BC Building Trades would like to extend our condolences to John Horgan’s family and to all of those who knew and loved him. John was a pleasure to know and to be around. He was warm, genuine and direct. John was a champion of working people, and...
THIS ELECTION VOTE FOR: PROJECT LABOUR AGREEMENTS
October 17, 2024 IN KATE LISCHERON’S HOMETOWN of Cobble Hill, B.C., most people have to leave to find work. Whether they’re heading to Alberta’s oil fields, getting sent to big projects in Northern B.C. or commuting to Nanaimo or Victoria, she says it’s rare for folks...
Op-Ed
This election is personal – Executive Director’s Message
September 26, 2024 FOR ME, POLITICS IS PERSONAL. It’s not something that happens over in Victoria or Ottawa. It’s something that affects my family, my friends and my community. It’s been that way since I was 15. At that time, a right wing government was slashing jobs...
A Dam Big Moment – Executive Director’s Message
August 19, 2024 I CAN CLEARLY REMEMBER December 2014 when then premier Christy Clark announced the province would build Site C. Somehow it’s 10 years later and the mega project is almost complete. Site C has been a fixture in the unionized construction world nearly...
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
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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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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.
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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