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CBTU on receiving end of M in federal funding for green training initiatives

CBTU on receiving end of $9M in federal funding for green training initiatives

OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is investing close to $9 million in Canada’s Building Trades Unions to support the development, delivery and evaluation of…

adminDecember 12, 2025

Commercial Construction

CAF launches national foundation to advance equity in the skilled trades

OTTAWA — The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) recently announced it has established the Canadian Apprenticeship Foundation, a new charitable organization dedicated to building a more…

adminDecember 4, 2025

Commercial Construction

Algoma Steel to lay off 1,000 workers in coming months, union says

SAULT STE. MARIE — Algoma Steel is laying off more than a third of its workforce as it accelerates a transition to new equipment in…

adminDecember 2, 2025

Province invests .6 million for new Skills Ontario trades and tech trucks

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Province invests $2.6 million for new Skills Ontario trades and tech trucks

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Ontario government is investing $2.6 million in Skills Ontario to add two additional trades and tech trucks to their fleet, meaning more youth can…

adminDecember 2, 2025

Commercial Construction

OBCT launches anti-discrimination, anti-harassment training program

TORONTO – Ontario Building and Construction Tradeswomen (OBCT) has announced the launch of their Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment (ADAH) training program, calling on government, employers, unions,…

adminDecember 1, 2025

Commercial Construction

Ontario exempting training centres from municipal and planning laws

TORONTO – Companies and unions building worker training centres using money from Ontario’s embattled Skills Development Fund could soon bypass planning laws, raising “significant concerns”…

adminDecember 1, 2025

Commercial Construction

What are the most in-demand trades for 2026? Skills Ontario weighs in

Among the top skilled trades in demand in Ontario for 2026 are industrial electricians, welders and boilermakers, truck mechanics, machinists and millwrights, according to the…

adminNovember 28, 2025

Commercial Construction

OBCT report shows ‘persistent’ challenges for women in construction

TORONTO — Ontario Building and Construction Tradeswomen (OBCT) recently released the results of its 2025 Advancing Recruitment and Retention of Women in the Building Trades…

adminNovember 18, 2025

Commercial Construction

Gillam Group making moves for MOvember

TORONTO — Gillam Group is once again getting ready to enter the hairiest month of the year…MOvember. Company president Craig Lesurf has shaved off all…

adminNovember 7, 2025

Commercial Construction

Ontario fall update: Province eyes challenging labour market amid tariffs, lower population growth

TORONTO — Ontario’s deficit projection is shrinking in its fall fiscal update, but so are the province’s expectations for the labour market as U.S. tariffs are expected…

adminNovember 6, 2025