CBTU welcomes continued momentum toward advancing nationally significant energy and infrastructure projects
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) welcomes continued momentum toward advancing nationally significant energy and infrastructure projects that will strengthen Canada’s economy, expand access to global markets, and create thousands of family‑supporting union careers for skilled trades workers. CBTU emphasizes that Canada already has the workforce with the proven experience to deliver major infrastructure safely, efficiently, […]
Canada’s Building Trades Unions Welcomes Canada’s Nuclear Energy Strategy
Canada’s Building Trades Unions would like to congratulate The Honourable Tim Hodgson on the release of Canada’s Nuclear Energy Strategy. This welcome announcement comes as a component to the recently released National Electricity Strategy, and aims to rapidly scale this strength of the nuclear sector, and double the nuclear workforce by 2050. Backed by 70 years of Canadian expertise, innovation, and intellectual property, the nuclear sector is responsible […]
CBTU Applauds Partnership Agreement between British Columbia and Canada
Canada’s Building Trades Unions applauds the recent partnership agreement between the Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, and the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada | Cabinet du premier ministre du Canada, Mark Carney. Bringing more than $5 billion in investments into the province’s infrastructure, this new partnership will transform, connect, and modernize communities […]
Canada’s Building Trades Unions Launch Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan to Advance Opportunity, Partnership, and Accountability Across the Skilled Trades
Ottawa, ON – Today, Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) announced the release of its Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan (IRAP), a national, structured framework designed to advance Indigenous participation, leadership, and economic opportunity across the unionized construction sector. Led by CBTU’s Director of Workforce Development, Lindsay Amundsen, and in partnership with Mokwateh, an Indigenous-owned consultancy, the IRAP establishes a coordinated, sector-wide […]
Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes the Canada–Alberta Implementation Agreement
Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes the Canada–Alberta Implementation Agreement as a pragmatic, jobs-first plan to build strong and affordable energy infrastructure that puts Canada’s tradespeople to work, expands export markets, and secures long-term work for skilled tradespeople. This agreement’s clear carbon market signals, major investments in clean electricity and transmission, and commitment to responsibly advance […]
Canada’s Building Trades Unions Celebrates the Liberal Government’s Spring Economic Update
OTTAWA – The Canadian Executive Board of Canada’s Building Trades Unions today welcome the measures announced in the federal Spring Economic Statement that put skilled trades workers at the centre of the federal government’s nation building, major projects, and affordability agenda. The investments announced by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne reflect a sustained commitment to the […]
Canada’s Building Trades Unions National Conference, April 27-29, 2026: “Canada’s Future Is Union-Made”
Canada’s Building Trades Unions will gather national leaders, industry experts, and elected officials at its annual conference April 27–29, 2026 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy under the theme “Canada’s Future is Union-Made.” As our nation stands at a defining moment for Canadian infrastructure, the conference will showcase how unionized skilled tradespeople are leading the delivery of […]
CANADA’S BUILDING TRADE UNIONS PUSH FOR NATIONAL SAFETY TRAINING HARMONIZATION
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) today pressed the country’s labour ministers to provide the needed political momentum towards the national harmonization of safety standards training in the construction industry. Addressing the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Annual meeting of Ministers responsible for Labour in Quebec City, CBTU’s Executive Director Sean Strickland underscored that the current structure, whereby individual province and territory manages its own distinct safety training regime, creates onerous delays resulting in loss of time and […]
CBTU Welcomes the Federal Government’s Launch of the Building Communities Strong Fund
Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcome the federal government’s launch of the Build Communities Strong Fund as a transformative investment in the infrastructure that underpins strong, growing communities. From the first project announced, the local Embleton Community Centre and Park in Brampton, to the broader rollout of investments in hospitals, transit systems, bridges, water infrastructure, and post-secondary facilities, this initiative represents long-term, nation-building […]
Canada’s Building Trades Unions Congratulate Avi Lewis on Leadership Victory
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) congratulate Avi Lewis on his election as leader of the New Democratic Party. On behalf of the more than 500,000 skilled trades workers represented by our 14 affiliated unions across the country, we welcome this moment of opportunity for the party. CBTU is a non-partisan organization. Our focus is, and always will be, on advocating […]