{"id":11069,"date":"2025-12-10T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=11069"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:48:01","slug":"cbtu-statement-on-federal-utip-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/cbtu-statement-on-federal-utip-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"CBTU Statement on Federal UTIP Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions welcomes\u00a0Secretary of State John\u00a0Zerucelli\u2019s\u00a0funding announcement\u00a0regarding\u00a0the Union Training\u00a0and Innovation Program yesterday.\u00a0Nearly $9 million\u00a0will be invested in\u00a0SMART Canada to expand high efficiency training for\u00a02,000\u00a0apprentices at the 21 Canadian locals across the country.\u00a0This funding will support the development, delivery, and evaluation\u00a0of new training that will set up workers for success on the projects of the future.\u00a0\u201cUnionized skilled tradespeople are driving Canada\u2019s transition to a stronger, more resilient economy, and today\u2019s announcement gives our members the power to lead it. 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