PROUD TO BUILD BC

ABOUT BCBT

The BC Building Trades (BCBT) represents our province’s 45,000+ unionized tradespeople. BCBT advocates for well-paying jobs in the construction industry that are also safe, secure and carried out by the highest skilled workers in the province.  We achieve this by working with project owners to ensure everyone involved benefits from construction projects in B.C.

Our purpose is to: 

  • Protect and uplift B.C.’s highly skilled tradespeople
  • Invest in apprenticeships to help more people enter the trades
  • Ensure B.C.’s tradespeople have access to new training and opportunities
  • Advocate for the ongoing improvement of working conditions in the trades—like winning flush toilets for large worksites
  • Partner with construction project owners to ensure they hire skilled, local tradespeople
  • Continue to build a better British Columbia

Are you a tradesworker in B.C. looking for a union?

OUR PROJECTS

From public hospitals to public transit, BCBT supports our province from the ground up. 

Current projects include:

  • The Broadway Subway 
  • The Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project
  • The Cowichan District Hospital
  • The BCIT Trades and Technology Complex
  • Vancouver Community College’s Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation
  • And more! 

Interested in working on major projects like these? Click HERE to learn how.

JOIN A UNION

BCBT advocates for B.C.’s tradespeople every single day. Tradesworkers become a part of this vital work when they join one of our 14 affiliated unions in B.C. and the Yukon. 

Our members can always expect:

  • Good pay and benefits
  • Safe working conditions
  • Access to new training and opportunities

Sound good to you? Call 1-888-23-UNION to find out how to join. 

BC BUILDING TRADES

Mon – Fri | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Closed Holidays.

Phone (778) 397-2220
Fax: (778) 397-2250

2,000,000 skilled tradesperson hours = 1 new Pattullo Bridge!

Our members are delivering the critical infrastructure upgrades that B.C. needs! And they deserve to be celebrated. 🥳

Here's our ad on the approach to the Pattullo Bridge!

1600+ skilled tradespeople are working to bring you the Broadway Subway Project! And we're celebrating their contributions with a massive ad in the Broadway-City Hall Canada Line station. BC Building Trades members are delivering the infrastructure people count on! #WeBuildBC

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