Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) today pressed the country\u2019s 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\u2019s 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 money for workers, employers and the Canadian economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe all know that in the current economic and geopolitical context, Canada needs to build a more diverse, resilient, and efficient economy. Governments, private and public sector organizations, and unions: we all bear part of the responsibility for driving this progress forward,\u201dStrickland remarked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strickland\u00a0reminded the ministers that last January, Canada\u2019s First Ministers agreed\u00a0to advance labour mobility by\u00a0\u201caccelerating work to recognize priority health and safety requirements in the construction sector by Fall 2026.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Representatives from the nation\u2019s largest general contractors were also at the table this morning and expressed strong support for safety training harmonization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sean shared, \u201cthis is not an issue for one or two provinces, but a \u201cwhole of Canada\u201d issue. (\u2026) Workers are on board. Contractors are on board. First Ministers agree. It\u2019s time to stand up for Canada\u2019s construction tradespeople.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As\u00a0proposed,\u00a0the harmonization effort\u00a0will start\u00a0with seven\u00a0priority\u00a0safety\u00a0concerns, including\u00a0Working at\u00a0Heights\u00a0and\u00a0Fall\u00a0Prevention.\u00a0For each\u00a0concern,\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0sectors\u00a0best in class training standards\u00a0will\u00a0serve as a model\u00a0across all provinces and territories.\u00a0\u201cAs a result,\u201d\u00a0Strickland emphasized,\u00a0\u201cworker safety will be improved and training received in one region will automatically be recognized in all other jurisdictions, at the highest standard, improving both safety and productivity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) today pressed the country\u2019s 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\u2019s 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":938,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[40,58,60,59,18],"class_list":["post-11169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-building-trades","tag-harmonization-of-safety","tag-labour-ministers","tag-safety-standards","tag-skilledtrades"],"yoast_head":"\n