Canada’s Building Trades Unions Welcomes New Temporary Relief Measures from U.S. Tariffs

Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes today’s announcement from Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance, accompanied by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Economic Development for Quebec Regions, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario and the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister […]

Canada’s Building Trades Unions Reacts to Continuation of Tariffs and Calls for Extended Temporary Relief Measures for workers  

Canada’s Building Trades Unions is calling on the federal government to extend the current temporary relief measures related to unfair U.S. tariffs on various manufacturing industries including steel, aluminum, and automotive products through spring 2027, or until a fair agreement is reached between Canada and the United States.  The impact of this trade war isn’t being felt in the boardrooms; it’s being felt at kitchen tables. Tariffs […]

Canada’s Building Trades Unions Statement on Churchill Falls and Labrador Energy Investments

Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes yesterday’s announcement of a new agreement on Churchill Falls and broader electricity and energy investments across Labrador. This is an important step towards unlocking the province’s enormous energy potential while creating good-paying unionized jobs and generating lasting economic benefits for workers, Indigenous Peoples, and communities across the province. The federal […]

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 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 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 […]

Investing in Apprenticeship, Building Canada’s Future

Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcome today’s announcement from Secretary of State for Labour, John Zerucelli, and Employment and Social Development Canada regarding changes to the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy’s Investments in Training Equipment (CAS ITE). By expanding flexibilities to cover shipping and installation costs and federal contributions of up to 70% for projects in remote or […]

Building Alberta: Passenger Rail, Good Jobs, and Economic MomentumCanada’s Building Trades Unions, Building Trades of Alberta and Friends of CABR Sign MOU to Advance Calgary–Banff Passenger Rail

Calgary, Alberta – Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), Building Trades of Alberta (BTA), and Friends of Calgary Airport–Banff Rail (CABR) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize collaboration in support of building the Calgary Airport–Downtown–Bow Valley–Banff passenger rail system. The agreement signals a shared commitment to move from years of study to construction […]

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 […]