The Skilled Trades Advantage
The BTA coordinates and promotes the interests of 14 Alberta trade unions whose 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and fabrication industries in order to secure the best possible working conditions and quality of life for skilled workers and their families. The BTA
- promotes a safe industry
- works to influence legislation, regulation, and government sentiment toward organized labour,
- creates and participates in alliances and partnerships with owners and contractors,
- participates in boards, associations, committees and other industry groups,
- develops programs that support under-represented groups in the trades, and
- develops programs that highlight the value of unionized labour in order to help create more work opportunities for our members.
BTA Social Media Feeds
Thanks to all the delegates, apprentices, speakers, guests and staff who made BTA convention and conference such a success. We hope you had fun, learned a lot and made some new connections. See you in 2020 ✊🏔 #bta2019
Sisters in solidarity ✊ Build Together: Women of the Alberta Building Trades #bta2019
Awesome Sisters!
This is wonderful
Power to you guys
Huge congrats to UA Local 488 apprentice Casey O’Gorman, winner of the 2019 John Tackaberry Leadership Award 💪 #bta2019
Thanks to Labour Minister Jason Copping for addressing delegates this morning at BTA conference 2019. Also to MLAs Shane Getson and Martin Long for joining us today. #bta2019
Big thanks to keynote speaker, National Post columnist Andrew Coyne, for sharing his thoughts on the federal political landscape. Good info as we head to the polls Oct. 21 🇨🇦 #bta2019
Thanks to all the delegates, apprentices, speakers, guests and staff who made BTA convention and conference such a success. We hope you had fun, learned a lot and made some new connections. See you in 2020 ✊🏔 #bta2019
Sisters in solidarity ✊ Build Together: Women of the Alberta Building Trades #bta2019
Huge congrats to @ualocal488 apprentice Casey O’Gorman, winner of the 2019 John Tackaberry Leadership Award 💪 #bta2019
Thanks to Labour Minister @JasonCoppingAB for addressing delegates this morning at BTA conference 2019. Also to MLAs Shane Getson and @MartinLongUCP for joining us today #bta2019
Great day at the BTA annual Convention in Jasper AB. Meeting with our fellow leaders from Saskachewan, talking about our mutual challenges that our members face everyday. @BuildingTradeAB @SaskBT @CDNTrades @unitehere
Guy Lonechild, CEO FNPA on Twitter
“Here at the Alberta Building Trades Conference with Terry Parker, Dion Malakoff, Ian Robb, and Lyle Daniels giving remarks on behalf of FNPA an...
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Big thanks to keynote speaker, Andrew Coyne @nationalpost columnist, for sharing his thoughts on the federal political landscape. Good info as we head to the polls Oct. 21 🇨🇦 #bta2019
Great to hear from Bob Blakely this morning on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) #bta2019
Indigenous singer Akina opens up BTA conference 2019 with a stunning rendition of the Canadian National Anthem in Cree. Amazing #bta2019
Looking forward to addressing delegates at the @BuildingTradeAB conference today! #BTA2019 #AbLeg
Alberta Opposition Leader @RachelNotley on stage now addressing convention delegates and apprentices #bta2019
2019 federal election campaign has begun
This morning, Justin Trudeau officially launched the 2019 federal election campaign. Voters from coast to coast to coast will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to decide who will lead our country for the next four years. What happens [...]
JTM golf tourney raises $121,000
Dear Friends, On behalf of the Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our sponsors, donors, volunteers, golfers, guests and others who helped make the John Tackaberry Memorial Golf [...]
Promoting Responsible Development
Supporting Careers for Apprentices
Training the Next Generation
Get to Know the BTA
The Building Trades of Alberta is about PEOPLE, PARTNERSHIPS and COMMUNITY. We coordinate and promote the interests of 14 Alberta trade unions whose 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance and fabrication industries. We meet the challenges of an ever-changing industry in an energy conscious world.
- We work on industrial, commercial, and institutional construction projects – as well as on maintenance projects – throughout Alberta.
- We partner with contractors and employers to deliver projects on budget and on schedule.
- We provide the most reliable, productive, and safest building trades workforce available.
- We believe in investing in our people. We are the largest supporters of apprenticeship and training for building trades workers in the private sector. Our union training facilities and programs set the standard in the construction industry.
- We believe in investing in Alberta and in our communities. Through the Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation, our members have donated over $7.6 million to worthwhile charities throughout Alberta.
Who are the Building Trades of Alberta members? We are your friends, your neighbours, and the volunteers that make our Alberta communities better places to live.
