BUILD WITH EXCELLENCE
Your connection to more than 50,000 highly skilled workers.
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
‘Construction workers aren’t second-class citizens’
March 22, 2020 “Construction workers aren’t second-class citizens.” – Andrew Mercier, executive director of the B.C. Building Trades Council Construction workers are vital to maintaining critical infrastructure and must be kept safe, says BCBT Construction workers...
Workers have the right to refuse unsafe work
March 19, 2020 COVID-19 has brought the hygiene practices at construction sites into laser focus. It's important to know that WorkSafe BC occupational health and safety regulations require workplaces to have either fixed or portable washroom facilities that include...
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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 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
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 50,000 highly skilled construction workers in British Columbia. Our members work in the industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sectors building our communities.
BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH THE COLLEGE OF THE BC BUILDING TRADES
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MEDIA
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ABOUT US
We represent 50,000 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.
BUILDING B.C. BETTER.
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BC BUILDING TRADES
Mon – Fri | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Closed Holidays.
Phone: (778) 397-2220
Fax: (778) 397-2250
