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 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 […]

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 […]

CBTU Statement on the Resignation of Canada’s Ambassador to the United States

Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), representing more than 600,000 unionized skilled trades workers across the country, acknowledges the resignation of Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States and extends sincere appreciation for the years of dedicated service she brought to this role.  Her departure marks the end of an extraordinary chapter in Canada’s diplomatic […]

CBTU RECOGNIZES THE HONOURABLE FILOMENA TASSI FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO LABOUR

Following today’s announcement from the Honourable Filomena Tassi that she will not seek re-election in southern Ontario, Canada’s Building Trades Unions would like to congratulate MP Tassi and thank her for the dedication she brought to her files during her time in Parliament.   Under her stewardship as Minister of Labour, she fought to achieve […]