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Ontario appoints skills trade special advisor

The Ontario government is appointing Dave Cassidy, former President of Unifor Local 444, as a Skilled Trades Special Advisor (STSA) to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.


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There are 4.1 million certified trades professionals in Canada, and close to 700,000 are expected to retire by the end of this decade.


Small business confidence bounces back in May: CFIB

The 12-month small business confidence index has jumped 8.8 points reaching 56.4 in May, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer.


Dewalt announces recipients of the 2024 Dewalt Trades Scholarship

Dewalt has announced the recipients of its 2024 Dewalt Trades Scholarship. This year, the program awarded $200,000 in scholarships to 40 students across the United States and Canada to support trades education in fields ranging from electrical to carpentry. The annual scholarship program is part of Dewalt’s “Grow The Trades” initiative, a $30 million commitment over five years to close the skilled trades gap.


CHBA and ICLR collaborate on Resilient Homes Task Force project

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) are pleased to announce their collaboration on the Resilient Homes Task Force (RHTF) project. T


 
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‘More needs to be done’: BLC 2024 on reducing construction emissions

The construction industry is responsible for a large amount of the worlds green house gas (GHG) emissions. According to Statistics Canada, between 1990 and 2022, Canada’s GHG emissions increased by 16.5 per cent. If Canada is trying to go net-zero by 2050, this means a lot of work need to be done on behalf of the contractor and developer industry to become more sustainable. » Read more...
 
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The Hammer Episode #39: The importance of apprentices – with Robert Bronk, CEO of the Ontario Construction Secretariat

As labour and employment pressures build in the construction industry with impending retirements and an influx of projects, apprentices are more important now than ever. In this episode of the Hammer, we are joined by Robert Bronk, CEO of the Ontario Construction Secretariat, to discuss importance of apprenticeships to the future of Ontario’s construction industry and how the unionized sector is investing on training for apprentices. » Read more...
 
 
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