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Millions of jobs to be ‘disrupted’ by Canada’s Just Transition as world oil demand reaches new highs
https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/millions-of-jobs-to-be-disrupted-by-canadas-just-transition-as-world-oil-demand-reaches-new-highs/
Building Trades of Alberta and X-energy Canada Collaborate for the Future SMR Workforce
The Memorandum of Understanding is expected to increase awareness of the Xe-100 small modular reactor toward increasing efficiencies and diversity on future small modular reactor projects The Building Trades of Alberta (“BTA”) and X-energy Canada (X-Energy Canada)...
Government of Alberta Collaborates with Building Trades of Alberta to Launch Building Resiliency, a health and wellness initiative
EDMONTON, AB – The Building Trades of Alberta (BTA), will use a generous $650,000 grant from Alberta Health to invest in the well-being of skilled trades professionals. The funding will be used to create an innovative program (Building Resiliency) to promote and raise...
Trades and Apprenticeship Community of Expertise
BTA's 60,000 members are some of the best trained, highest skilled and safest construction workers in the world. Whether you attended NAIT, SAIT or took training at another technical training centre, you are the backbone of construction in Alberta. The Ministry of...
Path Forward: Indigenous Skilled Trades Program, Paul Band
It's here! The Building Trades of Alberta and partner, The Educational Partnership Foundation are excited to share with you Path Forward: Indigenous Skilled Trades Program, Paul Band short documentary! The doc centres around BTA and TEPF’s groundbreaking, 10-week,...
Incentive bonus open letter to owners. No discrimination among the trades.
Sept. 15, 2022 Open letter to owners, The Building Trades of Alberta is writing you today with concerns that our local unions are not seeing equal treatment among the incentive bonuses received by building trades affiliates. You provide incentive bonuses to help...
YOU are BTA
Who we are: The Building Trades of Alberta is comprised of members just like you and the unions you proudly belong to. We are 18 business managers from affiliate locals who give guidance and direction to the Executive Director and staff, who all believe strongly in...
MEMBER UPDATE: BTA files advanced notice of Charter challenge on Bill 32 regs
The Building Trades of Alberta has filed advance notice on behalf of its 18 affiliates and 60,000 members, to challenge the constitutionality of Alberta Labour Bill 32, The Restoring Balance in the Workplace Act, and its Regulation that unfairly targets unions,...
Supporting Working Parents Survey
The Building Trades of Alberta, along with Build Together – Women of the Building Trades, have developed a multifaceted plan to help alleviate some of the obstacles tradespeople face when trying to secure accessible, affordable and high-quality childcare. This survey...