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Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O’Regan
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Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O’Regan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' new minister for labour and seniors is Steven MacKinnon, who most recently served as government House leader. The Gatineau, Que., MP was sworn in at Rideau Hall on Friday morning alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and...
Government , Labour
![Your top JOC headlines: July 15 to 19](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Collage_06_19JOC-300x169.jpg)
Your top JOC headlines: July 15 to 19
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on Canada’s infrastructure defi...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
![Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02-768x432.jpg)
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say
OTTAWA - Two sources with knowledge of the situation say federal labour minister...
Government , Labour
![CFBC highlights carpenter’s journey to Red Seal](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/shutterstock_335902016-e1586980663317-300x169.jpg)
CFBC highlights carpenter’s journey to Red Seal
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The Construction Foundation of British Columbia (CFBC) is shi...
Labour
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Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O’Regan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' new minister for labour and seniors is Steven Mac...
Government , Labour
![Your top JOC headlines: July 15 to 19](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Collage_06_19JOC-300x169.jpg)
Your top JOC headlines: July 15 to 19
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on Canada’s infrastructure defi...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
![Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02-768x432.jpg)
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say
OTTAWA - Two sources with knowledge of the situation say federal labour minister...
Government , Labour
![CFBC highlights carpenter’s journey to Red Seal](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/shutterstock_335902016-e1586980663317-300x169.jpg)
CFBC highlights carpenter’s journey to Red Seal
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The Construction Foundation of British Columbia (CFBC) is shi...
Labour
![Union ratifies agreement, concrete strike averted](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/cement-truck-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Union ratifies agreement, concrete strike averted
VANCOUVER – A possible concrete strike in the Lower Mainland has been averted....
Labour
![BCIT welding students join forces with robots](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/BCIT-cobot-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
BCIT welding students join forces with robots
BURNABY, B.C. – Welding students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology...
Labour , Technology
![CFBC graduate builds outdoor adventure business](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Lacey-CFBC-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
CFBC graduate builds outdoor adventure business
CLEARWATER, B.C. – A Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC) program graduate is ta...
Labour
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Alberta establishes foreign credential advisory committee
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is establishing an advisory committee to im...
Government , Labour
![Ontario, Alberta announce MOU to work to recognize worker credentials](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/shutterstock_749639473MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Ontario, Alberta announce MOU to work to recognize worker credentials
CALGARY — The governments of Ontario and Alberta have reached an agreement to co...
Government , Labour
![BCCA president cites progress on immigration file but says more work needed](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/WF-BCCA-on-immigrationMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
BCCA president cites progress on immigration file but says more work needed
British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) president Chris Atchison says w...
Associations , Labour
![Concrete strike averted, Teamsters Local 213 says](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/cement-truck-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Concrete strike averted, Teamsters Local 213 says
VANCOUVER – A possible concrete strike has been averted for now, according to a...
Labour
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Trade perception shifting as SkilledTradesBC sees record numbers
The perception of the trades as a career is shifting as record numbers of both f...
Labour
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Teamsters Local 213 issues 72-hour strike notice that may stall concrete production
VANCOUVER - A concrete strike may be looming in the Lower Mainland. On July 2 T...
Labour
![AI has a talent for skills training and knowledge transfer](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_2253228203MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
AI has a talent for skills training and knowledge transfer
Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still in its technological infancy, lik...
Labour , Technology
![Progress made on H2H Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/OHS_04-768x432.jpg)
Progress made on H2H Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project
OTTAWA — The Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) Indigenous Veteran Outreach Project has a...
Labour
![BC Building Trades report warns of temporary foreign worker ‘addiction’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/SASKATCHEWAN-1-300x169.jpg)
BC Building Trades report warns of temporary foreign worker ‘addiction’
A new report from the BC Building Trades is casting doubt on current immigration...
Labour
![How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS_APPRENTICE_How-CLAC-OpenedTheDoorMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
![Blue Seal turning journeymen into businessmen](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-blue-seal-journeymenMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Blue Seal turning journeymen into businessmen
As bankruptcies in the Canadian construction industry climb, Blue Seal certifica...
Labour
![Skills training programs for youth: There is a cure for the summertime blues](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PC-summer-camps-GETT-Group-RRC-PolytechMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Skills training programs for youth: There is a cure for the summertime blues
Girls Exploring Trades and Technology (GETT) is celebrating its 25th anniversary...
Labour
![Dean Heron marks fifth anniversary with CFBC](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/CFBCMainWEB-IPD-300x169.png)
Dean Heron marks fifth anniversary with CFBC
VICTORIA – Dean Heron is celebrating his fifth year with the Construction Founda...
Labour
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Your top JOC headlines: June 17 to 21
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta hit a record number of hom...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
![Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DO-Mohawk-College-C2R2-CWDP-Photo-4MainWEB-IPD-300x169.png)
Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
More than 200 members of 14 Indigenous communities, including a sizable number o...
Labour
![‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DO-George-Brown-weldingMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
Labour
![LNG company plans to use ‘floatel’ near Squamish, B.C., without local permit](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/floatel-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
LNG company plans to use ‘floatel’ near Squamish, B.C., without local permit
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The company behind a natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., h...
Government , Labour , Projects , Resource
![Bachelor of Education requirement for trade teachers stifling Alberta’s future](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/OP-ED-Cardus-bachelor-degree-not-neededMainWEB-OP-ED-300x169.png)
Bachelor of Education requirement for trade teachers stifling Alberta’s future
Ever hear complaints graduates “just aren’t ready for the workforce”? What about...
Labour
![Kavan Smith wins BCIT teaching excellence award](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/KavShopPicMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Kavan Smith wins BCIT teaching excellence award
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) recently announced electrica...
Labour
![Construction Conversations: Falcon stresses thinking ‘totally differently’ when tackling labour crisis](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/falcon-VRCA-1-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Construction Conversations: Falcon stresses thinking ‘totally differently’ when tackling labour crisis
BURNABY, B.C. – Another B.C. political leader is connecting with construction as...
Labour
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Conestoga masonry programs provide building blocks for future labour force
Judging by the demand Conestoga College receives from employers, the masonry tra...
Labour
![Bring trades training directly to First Nations communities: Apprenticeship expert](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/IndigenousHistoryMonth24_ApprenticeMainWEB-300x169.png)
Bring trades training directly to First Nations communities: Apprenticeship expert
Trades training is most effective for First Nations communities when the tools c...
Labour
![Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_211842331MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.2% in May, economy adds 27,000 jobs
OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the job...
Economic , Labour
![Sound advice: PCL shapes training programs based on apprentice feedback](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/WF-PCL-apprentices-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Sound advice: PCL shapes training programs based on apprentice feedback
One of Canada’s largest construction employers is turning apprentice input into...
Labour
![EllisDon committee pioneers new LGBT+ benefits policies](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DW-EllisDon-lgbt-surveys2MainWEB-300x169.png)
EllisDon committee pioneers new LGBT+ benefits policies
The tiny but determined LGBT+ community within Canada’s construction sector has...
Labour
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Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
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$2.88B Surrey hospital megaproject progressing on schedule, budget
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Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
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