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Building Trades of Alberta

We coordinate and promote the interests of 18 Alberta local trade unions whose 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and fabrication industries.

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Construction Trades Hub

Everything you need to start your career in the unionized skilled trades.

Start Planning Your Construction Career:

  • Explore the many skilled trades in Alberta.
  • Sign up for FREE trade-specific learning resources, videos, tutorials and more!
  • Use easy-to-access online study tools to help guide you through your apprenticeship.
  • Learn how joining a union can support you in your successful career.

Building Resiliency

Building Resiliency is an innovative program designed to support the Building Trades of Alberta’s membership in raising awareness about mental health, wellness, and resiliency in the workplace.

Supporting Mental Health and Wellness:

  • Develop skills for managing your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
  • Become a certified Peer Support through the Workplace Mental Health Leadership Certificate program.
  • Learn about the benefits of a Recovery-Informed-Workplace.
  • Sign up for Headversity, a free interactive digital service that offers confidential mental health support.
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Apprentices and Training

The BTA affiliated unions provide the best safety training and skills training in the industry. Working with our industry partners, the BTA and its locals promote careers in the building trades through visits to high schools, trade fairs, scholarships, and much more.

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Build Together

Build Together is committed to highlighting rewarding careers in the unionized skilled trades to underrepresented groups, including women, Indigenous, youth, and new Canadians.

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Path Forward

BTA’s Path Forward initiative seeks to foster hope and belonging in Alberta’s Indigenous youth, countering high rates of addiction, incarceration, mental health issues, and suicides in their communities.

Supporting Working Parents

Supporting Working Parents

We are committed to removing roadblocks to success, and barriers to progress, that are sometimes overlooked in the skilled trades because of the unique needs skilled-trades workers and their families face.

The Skilled Trades Advantage

The BTA coordinates and promotes the interests of 18 Alberta local skilled trades unions, whose more than 60,000 members work in the residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and fabrication industries.

The BTA:

  • Promotes a safe industry.
  • Works to influence legislation, regulation, and government sentiment toward organized labor.
  • 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.
  • Develops programs that highlight the value of unionized labour to create more work opportunities for our members.
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Building Trades of Alberta

Building Trades of Alberta

The BTA proudly coordinates and promotes the interests of 18 Alberta local skilled trades unions

The BTA is delighted to have sent some outstanding members of our Build Together - Women of the Building Trades of Alberta committee to the Tradeswomen Build Nations 2024 conference! It was great to see Build Together Chair and Ironworkers Local 720 Union - Official member Kimberly McLean participated as a panelist in the Building a Sisterhood Workshop. Thank you as well to Angelique Lachance and Jasmine Smith from Ironworkers Local 725 for representing our members there!This event provides an invaluable opportunity to connect, learn, and advocate for the advancement of women in the skilled trades. We are proud to support this initiative and look forward to the positive impact they will bring back to Alberta. #TWBN2024 #buildingtradesofalberta #skilledtrades #buildtogether ... See MoreSee Less
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Today we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We must never forget the horrors of the residential school system and the impacts it has had on the Indigenous Peoples of this land.We have turned our website orange to commemorate this day at bta.ca. Our Community & Indigenous Director Lyle Daniels shares an important video message for this occasion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLuxj_NimBo#truthandreconciliation #reconciliation #EveryChildMatters ... See MoreSee Less
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This long weekend marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Our Community & Indigenous Director Lyle Daniels gives us an important video message on why we commemorate this date.Let us take this time to reflect on the generational harm that the abhorrent residential school system has caused. Let us remember the importance of working towards reconciliation. This includes breaking down the barriers that have historically affected Indigenous Peoples. Each year, the BTA works to create new opportunities in the unionized skilled trades for Indigenous communities across Alberta through the Path Forward initiative. bta.ca/btapathforward/ To honour this occasion and remind us of the importance of Truth and Reconciliation, we have turned our website orange for the weekend. bta.ca #everychildmatters #truthandreconciliation #buildingtradesofalberta #buildingtrades #reconciliation ... See MoreSee Less
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